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I have a trouble dealing with this virus...it has already affected my Phone system like an operation failure, altered folder, and msgs names ..is there any solutions aside from reformatting my phone....Urgently needed your help...and also how cn i reformat my Phone? thank you very much! !
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Posted: 2007-05-16 04:03:04
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@track - H m m m . . . this is quite rare, as I haven't heard of any fone that being attacked by a virus only Nokia (Symbian) fones . . .

Welcome to Esato !
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Posted: 2007-05-16 04:19:52
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believe it or not it has corrupted my fone...heres wat happened, i installed an apps that has a virus...since then it trouble me much....plss help....
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Posted: 2007-05-16 04:32:57
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Can you tell us what is the apps?
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Posted: 2007-05-16 05:14:45
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as far as i know, SE is based on Java technology in which system doesn't allow application to reach the core os unlike smartphones. and i even didn't encounter any such problems with regards to corruption of files or any other negative effects of a viral attack.
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Posted: 2007-05-16 05:29:40
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did you try simpy turning off then turning back on? It sounds more like a faulty app has crashed the system, as oppposed to a virus.
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Posted: 2007-05-16 05:29:46
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you may be right. it may not be a virus or just a faulty applications has corrupt the system....i think its a game app i installed..after that i experince strange things like Folders name "Camera album, Music, or pictures etc...or commands like delete, landscape, copy, play etc" wud appear like this F4:12132 (seem like codes) and worst of all, the folders ( games & applications) are in operation failed..i ve already try master reset, turning the fone off or taking out the battery..still, the symptoms exist...HELP!!!
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Posted: 2007-05-16 07:16:15
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try upgrade your phone software... the latest is R1JG
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Posted: 2007-05-16 07:31:30
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I would say that a virus program, either in a computer or in a phone, normally does not crash the system. If so, it would make the system useless for the virus as well. Most of the viruses around today are intended to be used to gather information from the user, like entered bank account numbers, email addresses, PIN codes, etc, and send that information to its master, and at least in a primary state, it would then be stupid to crash the system intentionally, since the visus then would be discoverd. Therefore, I don't think it actually is a virus you have got in your phone.

I have experienced similar problems with my K800i after I had downloaded a java applet from one of those freeware sites, and I had to reflash the entire phone at a service center in order to get it back to normal again. The symptoms I got was, that some java apps, like Opera mini, quadrapop, could not save user data and some other java apps did not even start, complaining about shortage of memory.

The problem with some text labels and menu items being displayed corrupted or as a code may be solved by changing the dialog language to another language and then back again.
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Posted: 2007-05-16 09:11:30
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that's some serious corruption! First of all, try the phone without the memory card inserted (boot without it). If the phone works fine without the mem card, then format the mem card and try it again (or try another mem card).

After that try a SEUS update (Sony Ericsson Update Service). failing that it's probably a service centre jobbie.
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Posted: 2007-05-16 09:27:58
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