Viruses invade cellphones! 7 ways to be safe
Mobile phone users, beware! The viruses that attack cell phones are on the loose and may be heading for your phone this very moment.
A recent report from anti-virus and Internet security software firm Trend Micro's TrendLabs indicates that mobile malwares have not only advanced at a surprising rate in the last three months in terms of technology and range of infection, but most users have found them very difficult to remove.
Trend Micro warns mobile phone users to handle these new mobile threats carefully, as they can cause failure in phone files, contact lists, messages, pictures and even basic phone operations.
Although, says Trend Micro, the impact caused by current mobile malware is limited as yet, the emerging threat is quite likely to become a real nightmare for mobile devices users sooner than later.
What is most disturbing is that these malware have adapted more and more sophisticated technology to spread and infect mobile devices.
Crash, programme termination, wireless attack, data theft -- these are terms often associated with computer viruses. But now mobile malwares are growing, and can even infect mobile phones and computers at the same time.
TrendLabs discovered in June 2004 that mobile phones are not immune to attacks by malware programmes. The first mobile phone malware, Symbos_Cabir.A spread only via Bluetooth-enabled devices, but this proof-of-concept worm failed to enter the mainstream. more...
NetClarity - Preemptive, Proactive Protection.
Originally Posted on 9/1/2005 7:35:21 PMContent source: http://www.antivirus-solutions.com/archives/2005/04/viruses_invade.html
A recent report from anti-virus and Internet security software firm Trend Micro's TrendLabs indicates that mobile malwares have not only advanced at a surprising rate in the last three months in terms of technology and range of infection, but most users have found them very difficult to remove.
Trend Micro warns mobile phone users to handle these new mobile threats carefully, as they can cause failure in phone files, contact lists, messages, pictures and even basic phone operations.
Although, says Trend Micro, the impact caused by current mobile malware is limited as yet, the emerging threat is quite likely to become a real nightmare for mobile devices users sooner than later.
What is most disturbing is that these malware have adapted more and more sophisticated technology to spread and infect mobile devices.
Crash, programme termination, wireless attack, data theft -- these are terms often associated with computer viruses. But now mobile malwares are growing, and can even infect mobile phones and computers at the same time.
TrendLabs discovered in June 2004 that mobile phones are not immune to attacks by malware programmes. The first mobile phone malware, Symbos_Cabir.A spread only via Bluetooth-enabled devices, but this proof-of-concept worm failed to enter the mainstream. more...
NetClarity - Preemptive, Proactive Protection.
Originally Posted on 9/1/2005 7:35:21 PMContent source: http://www.antivirus-solutions.com/archives/2005/04/viruses_invade.html
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