TROJAN TARGETS PC AND PHONE

Written by Adam Gosling

Friday, 23 September 2005

Though only rated as a low level threat, the world’s first Trojan that attempts to jump between mobile phone to PC is a sign of increasing sophistication in the phone malware market. Reported recently by IDG news services, the Sybos/Cardtrap.A is first introduced to a mobile phone via a pirated game downloaded from the internet. Once on the phone it copies two Windows worms to the mobile phone's memory card in the hope that the user will then insert this card into a PC and click on one of the infected files. The Trojan is not considered a significant risk, but marks the first time we have seen an attack that tries to move beyond mobile phones. The Trojan includes a variety of malicious programs, including a number of viruses that spread from phone to phone via Bluetooth or MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service). It can affect mobile devices running Symbian's Series 60 operating system, as well as Microsoft's Windows operating system. Related news items Optus To Offer Mobile Credit Card System -10/10/2007 Hybrid Drive Boosts Laptop's Skillset -10/10/2007 BlackBerry Gets A New Browser -03/09/2007 Yellow Cabs Offer New Mobile Booking Service -24/08/2007 3 Trials Alternative Mobile TV Technology -15/08/2007 Newer news items World First Mobile Chat Guidelines To Protect Children -10/05/2006 Backup Your Laptop Anywhere -02/04/2006 Ericsson Does Security Deal With Trend Micro -09/03/2006 MOBILE WORKERS GET NAKED -28/02/2006 EMERGENCY DIALLING FOR MOBILES -16/02/2006 Older news items BETTER WIRELESS SECURITY -23/08/2005 KASPERSKY UPDATES PDA PROTECTION -28/06/2005 RIM BEEFS UP SECURITY FOR US SPOOKS -28/06/2005 MOBILE DRIVE FINGERED -22/06/2005 NEVER LOSE YOUR PASSWORD -30/05/2005 Tag This Now: