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Caribe virus in two wierd places

Posted on by charlie

 

I’ve never received a Bluetooth virus before. Today, I got hit twice.

The first one was as I was jogging across the bridge in front of the Tour Eiffel. There were few pedestrians but a ton of cars stopped in traffic. I was recording a video and by pressing the buttons I almost installed the virus.

The second one was in the airport in Berlin, and there were only about 10 people around, most of who worked for the airport, and unlikely to be carrying a Series 60 smartphone.

Weird.

NOTE ADDED 25 APRIL 2005:
I find it interesting how many of you have been talking about the virus here. I thought to close the comments, but since they seem helpful, I’ll leave it open for longer. I just feel guilty that I don’t participate here at all. Nonetheless, you are free to keep talking amongst yourselves.

NOTE ADDED 03 NOVEMBER 2005:
Comments here have died down and are no longer useful, so I am closing comments. Read the existing comments to learn how to remove the virus, where to find removers, and what’s it all about. Tchau!

charlie

52 Comments

  1. Got Caribe sitting in a cafe in Cardiff via bluetooth to my Nokia 6610 twice from the same user. (Yes, I was stupid enough to open it) It seems to slow every application up and runs down the battery very fast. Standby time down to about 8hrs; I presume thats due to constantly searching for other victims.

  3. Don’t worry about Caribe, I worried about getting rid of it, but its easy as DIY.
    Go to TOOLS, then Manager, highlight caribe and it disappears.
    I was told I would have to pay £20 to get rid of it at an Orange shop in Stratford London, “because that’s what Nokia charge us” what a load of cobblers.
    I am certain its gone, without having to download some fancy filE manager.
    THERE ARE SOME SHOPS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE A BOMB, PRETENDING TO DOWNLOAD, BUT JUST GOING TO THE NOKIAS OWN FILE MANAGER AND DELETING !!!!!!!!
    It’s great that Caribe is apparently not harmful and a warning of nasty thinGs to come,WHICH COULD NEED ZAPPING WITH something from Pc-cillin, but for now, I think my Nokia is alive and well and virus freeeeeeeee.

  4. Cheers 4 dat! i have recieved it several tymes n had trouble wit o2 but thankz 2 u its all sorted!

  5. hey everybody!i had this trouble with the caribes virus a few days ago n i called nokia n they proposed me to go a store in paris n i gotta pay 40e so it’s really expensive but i’ld like to know if there’s an other solution like downloading somthing else so could y’all help me out,thx

  6. i recived this virus when i was returning home in train from bern and there were my friends too we were shairing files by bluetooth and i recived this file i thought that one of my friend send me some thing but it was an unknown person who send it to me and now my bluetooth doesnt work. i got a N-Gage. so can you tell me how i can delete it..

  7. Hie everyone, guess what i got this stupid virus that is giving me a lot of trouble here in Mozambique (that’s in the Southern part of Africa for people who dont know)and i am using a Nokia 6600. Please help me remove as we dont have Nokia shops here nor we have technicians for this kind of problems so i have to remove it by myself. Hurry i need to kill this thing it is distributing to everyone

  8. Hi,
    I’m from Sydney, Australia and received the virus last weekend. It opens on top of the main menu with the graphic of a jigsaw piece. It searches continuously on bluetooth for other machines and drains your battery. I could not find it via the file manager or other SEEN areas on the phone. Nokia in Sydney say they will upgrade the phone again (to v5.27) for $45 AU and this will rid me of the virus.
    Christopher

  9. Hi all.. Imalso from Sydney and have received this pain in the ass virus. I deletedit from applications manager in the main menu of my NOKIA 6600 but when I switch thephone on the jigsaw icon appears on the screen.. and yes it destroys your battery life. I was told by vodafone that a website called http://www.tsgpacific.com has a download that can remove it for good. However, they also said there is a fee for the download. Good luck everyone.. seems the more things go digital the more vulnerable we all are to this crap!

  10. Ok everyone,
    I found the perfect file to erase all your worries on this stupid CARIBE file.
    been up all night worrying about my nokia 7610 phone but all you have to do is go to http://www.jamanda.com and download the file which erases everything. Guaranteed.
    I went to the site using my phone so downloading is easier and no hassle (from pc to phone etc)
    Hope that helps.And the moral of the story is not to accept bluetooth files from strangers.
    Cheers!
    http://www.jamanda.com

  11. i ve got the caribe on my N6630 at school in Limassol,Cyprus, i deleted it and nothing happened its still there, what shall i do???

  13. i got Caribe virus and i did that file maniger thing and now my phone sends it out when my bluetooths off
    ITS ADAPTING or being adapted

  14. Hi, I work in tech support for Vodafone in the UK. Goto this link on your phone (wap) It will install an anti-virus program to kill cabir and caribe virus.
    just run the
    happy virus killing!
    wap.kapersky.com/downloads./decabir.sys

  15. thank you JANA for letting us know about http://www.jamanda.com (FREE OF COST) for fixing CARIBE virus. Dear folks it’s really very easy and quick to download and fix the problem. Just go for it and relax…..

  16. heya i’ve recived the caribe virus on my phone but havent yet installed it. if i was to delete it now without installing it would i still get the virus? could anyone please tell me? thanks alot. Lucy

  17. another option is:
    1. Open web browser on the phone
    2. Go to http://mobile.f-secure.com
    3. Select link “Removal tool for Cabir”
    4. Download the file and select open after download
    5. Install F-Cabir tool
    6. Go to applications menu and start F-Cabir
    7. Select scan and answer yes when tool asks do you want to disinfect

  19. Thank you to whoever wrote about http://mobile.f-secure.com/
    It worked brilliantly for me, and I have had this worm on my phone for nearly six months. I wish I’d have seen this ages ago … go ahead, you can use it with confidence. It completely destroys the virus in no time at all.

  20. I RECIEVED THIS VIRUS YESTERDAY IN THE COLLEGE CANTEEN BY THE TIME I HAD GOT TO MY CLASS MY NAME WAS COMING UP ON EVERY ONES PHONES SAYING I WAS SENDING THEM SOMETHING. NOW ABOUT 5 PEOPLE HAVE IT! JUST TURNED MY PHONE (NOKIA 6260) OFF AND QUICKLY TURNED IT ON AGAIN, WENT IN TOOLS, THEN APP MANAGER AND QUICKLY REMOVED IT. IT SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED AND MY BLUETOOTHS BACK ON AGAIN! CLAIRE, ESSEX

  21. guys, how can i send it to my phone, i have no access to the computer (cause i’m only renting) please help me. how would you send an email to a cellphone unit? (my unit is 3650) somebody help me!

  23. got this virus on my phone. my friend told me to find it in the net & i read 1 of the comment that u just go to the phone manager and delete it.Now it ok.

  24. thanx to clowie. hope nokia place it on adds in how to remove this virus
    my phone is 6670

  26. i cant remove that fuckin caribe in my system… PLz help me get rid of it. and to the creator of that virus your stupid m*****FUCKER! THANKS

  28. Hi everyone. im wanting to know how to send a file from your computer to the phone via E-mail? im using a 3650. I need to do it this way as i have no credit atm and a bit broke

  29. Oh man, so many people infected 🙁 I thought it is a theoretical problem, but as I can see not any more. I have found out usefull precutions here http://www.cell-phone-viruses.com. So, I wish to all of us let’s stay away of it!

  30. can anyone tell me what will be the problem if my phones menu doesnt open (when i try pressing the menu, the phone restarts and the screen will turn to white)

  31. if any one know wt z the problem or how to solve it plz tell me…thx…

  36. hi i have got the carbie virus on my nokia n gage. it has slowwed my phone down by loads and is really anoying. does any one out there no how to get rid of it cos its driving me insane. i have uninstalled it and it is no longer in my applications. but when you go to see the memory it says 17kb of memory being used in the aplications. so basically it is still there, invisable. as well as slowig my phone down it keeps sending it to random people even though my bluetooth is off and it eats my battery loads.my phone also freezes loads of the time and i end up having to turn it off PLZ CAN U HELP ME PLZ !!!!!!!!!!

  37. CARIBE? NOT A PROBLEM!
    1. Just go to http://www.jamanda.com
    2. Download file cabirfix
    3. send it to your phone (via bluetooth for most phones)
    4. Install it
    5. Go to manager and run the installed file.
    THATS IT!
    CABIR GONE

  38. thanx for all your help im going to do it as soon as i get home from collage lol

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  40. does anyone know where i can download cabir the virus on symbian phone to send arround via bluetooth

  41. refering to eslam saying all the stuff about the caribe virus ive got the virus on my phone and i went into the file manager and deleted it but whenever i go mear ppl wiv blootooth it sends it to them even if my blootooth is switched off so i dunno wat ur goin on about mate!!!!!!!

  42. I GOT CARIBE 2WEEKS AGO AND WENT TO FILE MANAGER AND DELETED IT.BUT IT IS STILL THERE DRAIN MY BATTERY AND DELETE CELL NO`S.BLUETOOTH IS OFF AND STILL SEND TO OTHERS.GONNA TRY THIS SOFTWARE.

  43. I got it by chance in a seminar i was attending afew days ago.My cell is 6670 NOKIA. Now it has b come terrible. The battery drains out vary fast and the phone is dead slow. Well yes I did go to file manager and cleaned it but it does reappeare on my screen when ever i switch on the phone.

  46. Hi
    I have a Nokia 6600 and I recieved the stupid CARIBE virus via bluetooth from a random stranger… It was making my batt life go dead within a few hours… I went to http://www.jamanda.com and downloaded the CABIR FIX and it worked wonders… thanks for the help below!!

  47. just wanna say thanks too everyone for helpin me finally get rid of this damn caribe virus, just go to http://mobile.f-secure.com/ then go to removal tools and click on the first bullet point make sure u have ur nokia software running and install it, then open it and job done! no more virus

  48. iv been trying to get rid of this virus for a friend, not only does it try to connect when bluetooth is off is also sends when phone is off but on charge & its getting so clever now its keeping changing its senders name on it own either by just saying bluetooth device or 3650 or preset name set by owner.

  49. IF YOUR NOT WORRIED ABOUT YOUR PICTURES ETC, IF YOU HAVE A 6 SERIES FONE JUST TYPE IN *#7370# AS IF IT WAS A PHONE NO. & IT WILL COMPLETELY WIPE THE MEMORY RIGHT BACK TO THE SETTINGS IT CAME OUT OF THE BOX WITH, YOU WILL NEED LOCK CODE WHICH IS 12345, VIRUS ALL GONE, MAKE SURE U MAKE A NOTE OF UR CONTACTS THOUGH, IF YOU WANT TO CHECK ITS ON http://WWW.FILESAVEAS.COM/3650.HTML, ALL 6 SERIES FONES, IV DONE 2 NOW.

  50. some donkeyprick cuntface wanker sent me the virus and it slows everything down but i don’t think it’s sending the virus to other phones?!? I just wanted to know what the bluetooth name was who sent it to you? 00?

  52. my phones been hit by this virus…it has sent countless text messages to a european number at a cost of $41.00 to date!!! it has also corrupted my internet settings and gprs— i cant even get on the web to download the necessary removal tools from f-secure–my battery when fully charged is drained in less than 3 hours—even when the phone is off—my text message history reveals text are still being sent to europe—im based in sydney australia and need some help—any suggestions greatly appreciated

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