The Register is reporting that the rumors of Cabir in the wild stem from underhanded cell phone shop owners. Some shops are advertising Cabir removal services for prices in the 500 to 1000 peso range.
To put this in perspective, you can get a 1 liter Coca-Cola for 18 pesos(~US$0.32) in the Philipines. The same size Coke costs US$1.19 -$1.30 in the U.S.A. Roughly 1/4-1/3 the cost. The scammers are charging the cost of living equivalent of US$26-$90 for a non-service. I've previously posted links to a number of more genuine Cabir fixtools. As the Boy Scouts' motto says: Be Prepared.
The source article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer suggests that Cabir is being used by techies to play pranks on their friends. The lack of a damaging threat on any of the mobile platforms is helping to create a false sense of security.
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