Leading mobile operator Vodafone has detected that malevolent program found on many HTC Magic phones it distributed came from the memory cards, which were shipped in approximately 3,000 HTC and other cellular phones.

As per the Spanish language blog Movil Zona, the company has announced that it was shortly shipping new memory cards to people who bought phones using those cards.

After malware related to the Mariposa botnet was found on a second HTC Magic phone from Vodafone this week.

While talking to reporters, a Vodafone spokesperson said in a statement to CNET, “It was a local incident in Spain.”

On the other hand, answering to a question about the latest report, a source said, “Vodafone Spain has identified customers that could potentially be affected by the incident and Vodafone Spain will be sending these customers a new memory card. Additionally, Vodafone Spain will provide these customers with tools to verify and fix the integrity of their devices.”