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Symbian/PilotTestVirus

Classification

Category:

Malware

Platform:

SymbOS

Type:

Trojan

Aliases:

  • Symbian/PilotTestVirus
  • VIRUS.EXE

Summary

Symbian/PilotTestVirus is a simple Symbian program which has no destructive capabilities and which is unable to spread further. It was distributed as VIRUS.EXE on December 13th, 2001.

The file is 700 bytes in size. When executed under a Symbian device, it clears the screen and displays Finnish text:

No niin, nyt olisi virus koneessa. Painapa jotain!

Removal

Technical Details

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Furthermore, the likely author of this worm is known.

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