‘Metal Gear’ Symbian OS Trojan Disables Anti-Virus .

‘Metal Gear’ Symbian OS Trojan Disables Anti-Virus. Omniscientist writes “Just when you thought your Series 60 smartphones were safe, a trojan has surfaced with a two-pronged attack that also in turn disables any anti-virus protection available. Infosyncworld has news about a trojan masquerading itself as a port for the Metal Gear game that disables all anti-virus software on the phone and other necessary utilities like file managers. Also, it affects other phones nearby it via Bluetooth. This trojan has been dubbed ‘Metal Gear.a,’ quite aptly.” [Slashdot]

Interesting. Unfortunately the article doesn’t mention whether Symantec’s anti-virus product is affected.