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Symbian Virus-Worm Spreading in the Wild
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Symbian Virus-Worm Spreading in the Wild
A new virus-worm for Symbian OS smartphones has been detected and is actively spreading on various mobile phone networks, reports FortiGuard Global Security Research. The worm, deemed SymbOS/Beselo.A!worm is able to run on several Symbian S60 enabled devices.
After an installation phase, the worm engages in a propagation routine: phone numbers located in the contact list of the devices are harvested, and targeted by viral MMS carrying a SIS-packed (Symbian Installation Source) version of the worm. However, the SIS file does not bear a .sis file extension -- rather, it is disguised as a multimedia file with an evocative name: Beauty.jpg, Sex.mp3 or Love.rm.
Unlike Microsoft Windows, SymbianOS types files based on their contents and not their extensions, so it is worth noting that recipients of infected MMS would still be presented with an installation dialogue upon "clicking" on the attachment. Therefore, users could easily be deceived by the extension and unknowingly install the malicious piece of software.
In addition to harvesting the numbers stored in the phone address book as mentioned above, the Beselo worm sends itself to generated numbers as well. Interestingly, all those numbers are located in China and belong to the same mobile phone operator. Some of those numbers have been verified to belong to actual customers, rather than being premium service numbers. The whys and hows of such a routine are still under investigation.
Users may know they have been infected if they see unrecognized sent messages in their MMS outboxes (the device needs to be configured to save such messages). Albeit the prevalence of this mobile malware incident is still low, the FortiGuard Global Security Research Team will continue to monitor the situation and update the description with new findings as needed.
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thanx bro for the info. ada nt virus yg sesuwaii tak untuk OS symbian s60 ni? (yg free la) |
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Hati2...
Jgn sekali2 bukak mms yang ada attach file berikut but are not limited to
* Beauty.jpg
* Sex.mp3
* Love.rm
Make sure
# Use caution when accepting incoming files via MMS and Bluetooth
# Secure Bluetooth connections to prevent access from unauthorized devices
# Install anti-virus software and keep its virus signature files up-to-date |
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Reply #2 boersakti's post
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donlod je kat imserba forum tuuu |
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Reply #2 boersakti's post
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Thanks For this Info...Kena run anti Virus..update...Thanks! |
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antivirus pon aku tadak  |
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Reply #5 musang_pulut's post
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sorry aa..terlambat reply. Mine, nokia e65 |
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Post time 23-1-2008 02:15 AM
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