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Phil Muncaster
vnunet.com, 09 Apr 2009
Finnish anti-malware firm F-Secure is predicting that SMS-generated mobile spam will be a major problem in the future.
The company's Q1 2009 Security Threat Summary charted the first ever SMS virus, and a rise in social networking exploits during the first quarter of 2009.
F-Secure described the SymbOS/Yxe worm as the most significant threat to emerge over the period. Although mainly confined to China, the potential remains for similar attacks elsewhere around the world.
The worm spreads by sending an SMS promising a 'sexy view', with links to a malicious site prompting the user to download the malware. It will then use the victim's contact list to spread.
More:
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2240214/...et-become-major
vnunet.com, 09 Apr 2009
Finnish anti-malware firm F-Secure is predicting that SMS-generated mobile spam will be a major problem in the future.
The company's Q1 2009 Security Threat Summary charted the first ever SMS virus, and a rise in social networking exploits during the first quarter of 2009.
F-Secure described the SymbOS/Yxe worm as the most significant threat to emerge over the period. Although mainly confined to China, the potential remains for similar attacks elsewhere around the world.
The worm spreads by sending an SMS promising a 'sexy view', with links to a malicious site prompting the user to download the malware. It will then use the victim's contact list to spread.
More:
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2240214/...et-become-major