Discovered: December 30, 2004
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:31:33 PM
Type: Worm
Systems Affected: EPOC
To remove SymbOS.Cabir.F:
- Install a file manager program on the phone.
- Enable the option to view the files in the system directory.
- Search the drives, A through Y, for the \SYSTEM\APPS\skulls directory.
- Delete the files skulls.app, skulls.rsc, and MOD.MDL from the \skulls directory.
- Go to the C:\SYSTEM\SYMBIANSECUREDATA\SKULLSSECURITYMANAGER directory.
- Delete the files skulls.app, skulls.rsc, and skulls.SIS.
- Go to the C:\SYSTEM\RECOGS directory.
- Delete the file, MOD.MDL.
- Go to the C:\SYSTEM\INSTALLS directory.
- Delete the file, skulls.SIS.
Note: You cannot delete the file skulls.rsc when the program is running.
If you cannot delete this file in steps 4 and 6, delete all the files that you can, restart the phone, and then delete the skulls.rsc file.
Writeup By: Robert X Wang
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