When it comes to bad timings, the most recent news about the Samsung Wave smart phone is a perfect example. The handset debuts the new Bada operating system from the Korean developer, this is also the first time they are showing off the new super AMOLED touch screen technology to the world. And while the smart phone market is dominated by Google’s Android, the Symbian and other operating systems, the open source Bada seems to stand a good chance of being a good choice for mid range devices.
However, a recent news update seems to have put a serious damper on the marketing for the Samsung Wave smart phone. According to reports, the stocks of the Wave that were shipped to Germany had come packed with 1GB SD cards that had been infected with a virus or Trojan software. This unwanted program will automatically run when inserted into a desktop computer with “autorun” enabled.
While the actual origin of the Trojan has not been identified, it has been confirmed that the malware will spread if inserted into a computer –the infected computer will then copy the virus to any external drives that it is connected to.
According to some reports, the virus can easily be handled by reliable and updated antivirus software. Disabling the autorun function is also important to prevent the virus from being run in the first place.
Meanwhile, it has been reported that the UK stocks do not come with the infected SD cards. In fact, local stocks do not come packed with SD cards at all. Because of this, locally available Wave handsets are expected to be virus free. While this news has yet to be fully confirmed, it is still wise to refrain from connecting the smart phone to a computer until Samsung makes an official statement regarding the virus issue.
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