how can i fix my nokia 3310 which died after recieving a text message?

my phone is a nokia 3310
on the 15th i recieved an sms text message from a friend who i know & trust (i know this because i looked at the sms on my brothers sonny ericsson phone) as soon as i recieved the sms my phone got stuck (i still didnt open the message) so i tried to turn it off but it was still stuck so i took out the battery (which was fully charged) & put it straight back inside & my phone opened automatically without me pressing the on\off button, i then tried to open the message but as soon as i pressed the button in the middle my phone turned of & wouldnt turn back on until i took the battery out again & replaced it & my phone opened automatically, i could recieve calls & messages but i couldnt answer ar look at anything because as soon as i press any button my phone would turn off, & then all of a sudden after taking my sim card out & then replacing it again (for the 5th time) my phone went dead, i even tried to put it on the charger but nothing would work, my friends tell me it might be a virus but i'm not sure, because to my knowledge my friend who sent me the sms has the same phone as me. please help me i just want to know what happened & if it's fixable or not, & if it was a virus would the same thing happen to any future nokia phones i buy (i'm thinking of buying nokia 3100). thank u very much for ur help.