SendTool - How to fix it

 

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SymbOS/SendTool affects phones running the Symbian S60 platform. Some phones affected include the following:

Nokia 3650, 3600
Nokia 3660, 3620
Nokia 6600
Nokia 6620
Nokia 7610
Nokia 7650
Nokia N-Gage
Panasonic X700
Sendo X
Siemens SX1

It arrives as a SIS file that, when executed, installs the following files:

C:\system\apps\FSpreader\FSpreader.app
C:\system\apps\FSpreader\FSpreader.rsc
C:\System\apps\FSpreader\PATH.TXT

PATH.TXT contains a string that possibly represents a path in an affected mobile device:

LE:\pbcompressor.Sis
(note that LE is not a valid path in Symbian OS)

SymbOS/SendTool searches for available phones and sends the file specified in PATH.TXT via bluetooth to the first available device it finds.

Manual Disinfection

The Fix how to remove the dropped components:

1. Download a third party File Explorer.
2. Locate and delete the following files:

C:\system\apps\FSpreader\FSpreader.app
C:\system\apps\FSpreader\FSpreader.rsc
C:\System\apps\FSpreader\PATH.TXT

 

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