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Need to confirm removal of Caribe?

3 replies · 2,914 views · Started 16 February 2005

Hi guys

Howz it going? Well I need to know how to remove a virus. I didn't even know it was a virus until I came here and accidently stumbled upon this topic.

When I executed bluetooth on my 6600 on a certain day I received an app called caribe from some unknown source. I guess somebody's mobile was infected with this and kept on sending this virus to other bluetooth devices. So anyway I didn't know what it was and installed it. Well nothing came up actually so I closed that app. But thanks to this forum I came to know that this is a virus. I was suffering from battery drainage and wondered if this was the case since this virus keeps bluetooth on always even when the phone is switched off. So I found a scanner for this virus and ran it. The app said virus removed but I want to see if all the files relating to this virus if removed. I came to know that a good file manager can search the system folder for these files. I have the file manager on my 6600 which comes standard with the phone. But I can't find an option where I can see the systems files as well. Can somebody help me on this. What manager can do this?

Thanks.

PS-By the way given below is the instruction on how to get rid of the caribe files.

To remove SymbOS.Cabir:
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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\CARIBE directory.
Delete the files CARIBE.APP, CARIBE.RSC, and FLO.MDL from the \CARIBE directory.
Go to the C:\SYSTEM\SYMBIANSECUREDATA\CARIBESECURITYMANAGER directory.
Delete the files CARIBE.APP, CARIBE.RSC, and CARIBE.SIS.
Go to the C:\SYSTEM\RECOGS directory.
Delete the file, FLO.MDL.
Go to the C:\SYSTEM\INSTALLS directory.
Delete the file, CARIBE.SIS.

Note: You cannot delete the file CARIBE.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 CARIBE.RSC file.

Hi elton

Thanks for the link but I can't access it. I get a access denied notice. Seems like the link is blocked for some reason from our servers at office. Can you send me another link if possible?

Thanks.

search for fexplorer (the latest version) its uploaded here, the link yes its true doesnt work.. seems like the server is down..