WARNING: Fallout: 0 May Be Virus

[King of Creation]

<strong>[ Game -> Update ]</strong> - More info on <a href="#Fallout 0: A Post Nuclear Mobile Phone Game">Game: Fallout 0: A Post Nuclear Mobile Phone Game</a>

<p>Thanks to <strong>Kharn</strong> for <a href="http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20194" target="_self">pointing out</a> that <em>Fallout: 0</em>, the mobile phone game we<a href="http://www.duckandcover.cx/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15284" target="_self"> reported</a> on a few days ago, <strong>may contain a trojan horse</strong>.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><blockquote><em>There is trjojanhorse in that fallout 0 jar file...<span class="postbody">Allegedly the file contains the <a href="http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses ... dbrow.A</a> virus. A pretty nasty one, since it starts sending premium rate SMS-messages.
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The author of the game <a target="_blank" href="http://www.createforum.com/phpbb/viewto ... >dismisses those threats</a>:<blockquote>It's because of the /FW string in the manifest. It's absolutely harmless.</blockquote></span></em></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote><em><span class="postbody"><blockquote /></span></em></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote><span class="postbody"><blockquote><em>So disable your antivirus for a while, if you're not afraid of the '*.jar' files</em></blockquote></span></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p>

[Rosh]

This virus warning has since been upgraded to "Likely" and it now looks like there is an alternate form of the suspected virus, but it is yet unknown how it has been modified. The author even tells you to disable your antivirus, which should send up huge warning flags. Which is funny since first he said it was a bug, then because of a saving method it's detected as being infected (then how do other mobile games save without being classed as infected files?), then he links to NMA from his own forum as some kind of proof that there isn't a virus.

It also must be noted that the virus in question is one written in Russian and guess where the files are hosted? As Russian mobile phone forum attachments. Which is surprising since this moron decides to say that "no virii exist for mobile phones, nor ever will".

NMA has since removed the files from local download archives and will be further investigating this matter, including sending copies of the files in question to the author's university rector.

[Thor Kaufman]

good thing my mobile is virusproof

[Frater Perdurabo]

Spend all the credit on your phone, i.e. call up those chat-only-hookers on TV and then play the game. You have no credit, therefore it cannot send SMSes and the joke is on him.

[Megatron]

Thanks to Kharn for pointing out that Fallout: 0, the mobile phone game we reported on a few days ago, may contain a trojan horse.

A giant wooden horse? Like the one out of monty python!

wowow!!!

[Thor Kaufman]

You mean, like a british horse that vaguely resembled a bunny? :mrhands: