DESTRUCTIVE PALM VIRUS DISCOVERED

Posted at Sep 22, 2000 06:41 AM Pacific

OWNERS OF PALMOS-BASED devices beware: Researchers at an anti-virus software company have discovered a new virus carrying a destructive load that can infect PalmOS applications and replicate itself.

The destructive nature of the PalmOS/Phage virus distinguishes it from the recent "Liberty Crack" Trojan horse program that also was designed for the Palm platform, anti-virus software vendor Network Associates said in a statement Friday.

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