New virus blocks calls
Symbian OS anti-virus specialist SimWorks has announced that it has identified the first malware able to so severely disrupt the functioning of a Symbian phone that it can no longer be used to make phone calls. Previously identified threats, such as the Skulls trojans, have affected only the higher level functions of a device, not affecting basic functionality such as the ability to make calls.
The threat, Gavno.a is spread via a file called patch.sis and induces Symbian OS device users to install it on their devices by masquerading as a patch for their phone, a concept familiar from other computing platforms such as Microsoft Windows.