Over 100 Known Mobile Malware Variants Now

Over 100 Known Mobile Malware Variants Now


Last update: 15-11-05	Submitted by ahbao
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2005 is a year of mobile malware/virus. Most of the 100 discovered malware are in this year. Symbian OS phone continue to be the top of the malware target, occupying 98 of 103 discovered malware and its variants.

4 general channel of getting a malware/virus

via Bluetooth
via MMS
via Web download
via Memory card

The condition is not that bad but you just have to be careful when you accept something strange. With more development on bluetooth service, for example bluetooth advertisement and live movie trail download, malware/virus get the chance to spread easily.

read f-secure report here

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/

Live Video Demonstration of Bluetooth Virus

New Symbian Virus Commwarrior.C

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