Symbian-to-PC worm on the loose  A worm that can move from a Symbian phone to a PC has been reported by security experts F-Secure. The Mobler worm doesn't have an automatic cross-platform spreading mechanism, but could be loaded by unwary users. It attempts to copy itself to all available media including USB drives and memory cards. On a Symbian device, it creates a Windows-executable installation package on the memory card. This can be seen by Windows Explorer when the device is connected to a PC. Mobile malware has been slowly growing, with the first worm, Cabir, reported in 2004. Cabirspread from phone to phone by Bluetooth, describing itself as a software update. This method was also used by the Commwarrior Q worm, reported in August by F-Secure. MMS has also been used to spread between Symbian phones, by the Commwarrior A virus, reported in March 2005. Other mobile viruses have been spotted, including three in January. So far, virtually all mobile viruses attack the Symbian operating system, as this is by far the most popular smartphone operating system. Source: F-Secure Posted by Karlo @ 9/09/2006 10:48:00 AM 0 Comments: |
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