sony ericsson w705 virus
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hi,i am looking for advice for my friend,it looks like he has picked up a virus/malware from surfing sites he shouldn't have,he's already said it was from a pron site..what has happened is his phone wont recognize sim card or sd card,all settings are corrupt and there is a problem accessing menus and the like,,,i was wondering if there is a way to wipe the phone and reinstall the firmware?,by firmware,i mean the phones system that makes it switch on and work as a phone,,i have no idea when it comes to older phones,only just getting my head around smartphones,,quite computer savvy though,,so if there is a way to get his phone working again,that would be a great help,he's gonna donate it to his son if we can get it working
sorry if there isnt enough info,but it was hard work getting the info off him as he has no idea about most technical things,he just knows he was surfing the internet,trying to download "something" and then his phone went haywire.
I promise it is a friend and not me trying to pass the buck lol,i like to think im savvy enough to avoid virus/malware.
thx in advance.
sorry if there isnt enough info,but it was hard work getting the info off him as he has no idea about most technical things,he just knows he was surfing the internet,trying to download "something" and then his phone went haywire.
I promise it is a friend and not me trying to pass the buck lol,i like to think im savvy enough to avoid virus/malware.
thx in advance.
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Likely just regular device corruption, it can happen from time to time.
As suggested, just try a full device reset.
So you're trying to charge it from the PC, rather than mains? That could at least be part of the problem - if the charge has got very low, sometimes charging it from a PC isn't viable - has to be kick started from a mains charger.