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Mobile-phone Spam Rides In On Trojan Horse
News A malicious program has co-opted some Russian PCs as part of an illicit campaign to send spam to mobile phone owners, an antivirus company has warned. Mobile-phone spam is a huge nuisance and can run up an expensive phone bill for owners," Gregg...
[November 10, 2004, 8:23]
Mobile-phone Spam Rides In On Trojan Horse
Talkback I´m calling from Brasil, where i never see a spam in phones. I would like to know if I can use an anti-virus in my cell-phone. I´m a teacher, and I teach how to use an accounting system. Its run in computer, but my knowledge is accounting, not...
[November 10, 2004, 10:47]
Mobile-phone Spam Rides In On Trojan Horse
Talkback Same old - Same old: Has it ever occured to anyone, that the spamers would not have a reason to spam, if they did not have users and buisnesses (and porn sites) to hire them to advertise. No matter what a company that sells pharmacuticals or porn...
[November 10, 2004, 16:24]
Mobile Phone Spam Puts Crooks Out Of Action
News And businessmen who put up illegal advertisements which contain mobile numbers are the first target of the computerised phone-spammer. The new system rings the mobile phone numbers of illegal advertisers at 20-second time intervals, said the People...
[March 24, 2003, 8:16]
'Over-enthusiastic' Agent Spams Mobiles
News The spam, which promoted real estate services for Ray White's Surfers Paradise office, was received overnight by Queensland residents. Today, the joint managing director of the office, Gregory Bell, apologised for the spam, and said a new employee...
[July 30, 2003, 10:00]
'Bluejacking' Seen As Marketing Opportunity
News Bluetooth spam could prove to be a real nuisance to mobile phone users, suggested Graham Cluley of antivirus firm Sophos. A survey carried out by a London public-relations firm suggests that Bluetooth-equipped mobile phones could become the next...
[December 4, 2003, 15:50]
Vodafone Considers Charging For Mobile Spam
News Because your phone alerts you when it receives a message, mobile spam is much closer to a junk phone call than to junk mail," said Ian Fogg, an analyst at Jupiter Research. Mobile operators are concerned that MMS spam could be a major headache...
[June 7, 2004, 17:50]
Symantec Warns Users Over Bluetooth Security
News To ensure their wireless devices are well-protected, Ooi noted, users can equip their gadgets with mobile security products, which include antivirus, firewall, anti-SMS spam and data-encryption technologies, that are easy to deploy, manage and...
[September 21, 2007, 9:52]
The Week In Review: Fighting Back Against Spam
News Most Internet users are fed up with spam, and the marketing industry's self-regulatory body is finally taking this to heart, for what it's worth. And an official Anti-Spam Research Group has been convened under the auspices of the Internet...
[March 7, 2003, 13:26]
Broadband Access Dominates UK Tech Awards
News Other winners included public relations firm GBC, which took PR Campaign of the Year for its work with spam-filtering company Brightmail, which included setting up the UK's first spam summit. Zingo, the company that marries mobile phone positioning...
[October 9, 2003, 10:00]
Will IM Be The Focus Of Convergence?
News Last year, we cut spam to our users by 75 percent. We have the best spam and antivirus service for email, because it's the same that we provide to AOL users. And for the older audience, we believe the 2GB and spam protection and the ability to...
[May 16, 2005, 12:00]
War Against Spam Moves To Mobile Phones
News A recent survey conducted by Silicon.com over the past five days reveals that 69 per cent of respondents have received spam on their mobile phone. Mike Grenville, chief executive of the mobile messaging association 160 characters, said: "I find...
[June 11, 2003, 11:45]
Can Spam Kill The Mobile Messaging Market?
White Papers For mobile devices, the spam problem is exacerbated by the small screen size, proprietary client software, and less processing power and bandwidth. This white paper talks about spam and other threats, and what industry can do about it.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Wireless Privacy And Spam: Issues For Congress
White Papers The debate over wireless privacy in many ways parallels the debate over Internet privacy and Internet spam. Many of the services provided by these devices require data on the user's location, whether it is to connect a phone call or dispatch...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Wintimx
Downloads The only mail system to use human intelligence to spot and stop spam. Guaranteed to be from the number it claims to be and easily checkable with a phone call. With just your contact's mobile number you can send them a professionally formatted...
[July 6, 2006, 18:46]
Spam Under Fire From UK Government
News Internet and mobile phone users will be better protected from spam under proposals unveiled on Thursday, the UK government believes. Just as Internet and mobile technologies have become a firm feature of our lives, spam is threatening that status.
[March 27, 2003, 13:28]
Symbian Phones Targeted By 'Skulls' Trojan
News Earlier this month, a program called Delf infected PCs in Russia in order to send spam to mobile phone users . Like the latest threat, none of the mobile phone attacks have yet amounted to much. Third-party applications are not affected, Hyppönen...
[November 22, 2004, 8:05]
Wireless Spam: How Can It Be Stopped?
News Internet users have for years been complaining about unwanted email, or spam, with messages that promise everything from quick cash to an enhanced love life. Consumers now are concerned about spam sent to their wireless devices such as Internet...
[January 11, 2001, 12:05]
Timofonica Virus 'blown Out Of Proportion'
News In any case, the threat to mobile phone users by a Timofonica-like virus is not a matter of their phone being invaded by hostile code -- at worst, it is the problem of unwanted messages, or spam, that email users deal with every day.
[June 8, 2000, 14:17]
Sun Dials Up Java For PC Security
News By creating multiple methods for authenticating users, those with online services will know with certainty who's using them, and problems such as spam and viruses that use anonymous email will be reduced, Schwartz said.
[February 24, 2004, 10:10]
