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Mobile phone virus doubles the danger
News The Lasco.A virus will attach itself to any application file on a phone that uses the Symbian operating system, F-Secure said. As the new virus can only spread on mobile phones that have Bluetooth in discoverable mode, the best way to protect...
[January 11, 2005, 8:05]
Mobile phone virus hoax on the loose
News A new email hoax has appeared, preying on fears over mobile phone security, anti-virus vendor Sophos said Friday. There are no mobile phone viruses," explains senior technology consultant for Sophos Anti-Virus, Graham Cluley.
[June 23, 2000, 12:34]
Mobile phone virus doubles the danger
Talkback I think this is yust the first of many virusses.
[January 25, 2005, 7:37]
Mobile-phone spam rides in on Trojan horse
Talkback I would like to know if I can use an anti-virus in my cell-phone. I´m calling from Brasil, where i never see a spam in phones. 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]
CommWarrior mobile virus hits UK
Talkback i receieived a blootooth message while i was standing in a queue to buy tickets for a movie, as i forgot to switch off bluetooth.I generally delete such messages receieved from anonymous phone.but my wife opened that message when we came home...
[August 11, 2006, 3:47]
Nokia reacts to mobile virus threat
Talkback I installed the F Secure software fron the Nokia site and later,,,, I think I also activated the installaion of Symantec software on the phone. This cause the phone to hang with the F Secure info on the screen.
[July 17, 2006, 17:39]
CommWarrior mobile virus hits UK
Talkback Please help me my nokia 6630 phone has been infected by commwarrior.id already reformat my phone memory.but still it occur.please send your reaction on my email-add.thank you"
[August 27, 2006, 1:13]
CommWarrior mobile virus hits UK
Talkback my phone as the commwarrior virus.i returned from hoilday in egypt on monday 27/06/05.
[June 30, 2005, 9:52]
Virus reignites mobile malware squabble
News There is a risk that a fear of viruses becomes like a virus," said Symbian's Wood. F-Secure said it had received one sample of Commwarrior Q, and added that it had no way of knowing how widespread the virus was.
[August 8, 2006, 13:45]
Anatomy of a Mobile Virus: Dismantling A Daisy Chain Explosive
Blog Anatomy of a Mobile Virus: Dismantling A Daisy Chain Explosive The Filament: This is really the nuts and bolts of a mobile virus. All of the scripted coding exists in this layer of the mobile virus. To understand today’s mobile virus, one must look...
[June 3, 2007, 20:07]
Rupert Goodwins: Mobile phone viruses are coming
News For any hacker intending to write the first mobile phone virus, there are many obstacles to overcome. If all this works perfectly, it will be practically impossible to create and distribute a mobile phone virus.
[June 8, 2000, 15:06]
Smartphone virus code published online
News A security firm reported on Wednesday that the source code of the Cabir mobile phone virus is now available online. It said it has not yet received a report from a member of the public infected by a mobile phone virus.
[December 30, 2004, 11:05]
Security firms scrap over 'mobile viruses'
News Antivirus firm Sophos has slammed a competitor's claims that it found the world's first "serious" mobile phone virus. The virus writers, who are becoming increasingly criminal and organised in their efforts to steal money from individuals, don't...
[September 23, 2005, 9:55]
CommWarrior mobile virus hits UK
News The United Kingdom has become the fifteenth country to be witness an infection by the CommWarrior mobile phone virus, security experts claimed on Tuesday. According to security firm F-Secure, a British citizen's mobile phone fell victim to the...
[June 28, 2005, 17:05]
Car virus rumours crushed
News Technicians at F-Secure announced on Monday they had quashed rumours that mobile phone viruses could spread to cars via Bluetooth, after failing to infect the onboard computer of a Toyota Prius with the mobile phone virus Cabir.
[May 9, 2005, 17:55]
Italy struck by CommWarrior infection
News The mobile phone virus CommWarrior recently surfaced in Italy, in a sign that destructiveness of the Symbian OS nemesis is reaching a boil after simmering for months. Originating in Ireland in January, the virus forces mobile phones to send to...
[May 18, 2005, 10:40]
CommWarrior mobile virus hits UK
Talkback I READ WITH INTEREST OF THE FIRST REPORTED CASE OF COMM WARRIOR MOBILE PHONE VIRUS . I ACTUALLY BOUGHT A NEARLY NEW SYMBIAN 60 MOBILE PHONE FROM SOMEONE ON EBAY IN MAYAND AFTER SWAPPING A FEW FILES TO MY PC VIA BLUETOOTH MY PC ANTIVIRUS PICKED UP...
[June 29, 2005, 15:50]
Symbian hits back over security
News Mobile phone operating-system maker Symbian has reacted to growing media and security industry concern about the threat of mobile phone viruses, stating categorically that users are in no danger of getting a virus on their handset.
[September 6, 2005, 10:40]
Fake virus texts send Evil message
News The SMS marketing campaign of Resident Evil has been criticised by security company Sophos for causing virus worries among mobile phone users. This campaign comes only a week after Symbian's warnings about a mobile phone virus in the wild.
[August 18, 2004, 14:55]
News Roundup: Dialling up mobile phone viruses
News A new virus author -- this one apparently upset with the telephone monopoly in Spain -- has decided to reach out and touch cell phone users. The new 'Timofonica' computer virus spams mobile phones with text messages, and has re-awakened fears about...
[June 8, 2000, 14:39]
