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- The future of mobile malware - digitally signed by Symbian?
- The future of mobile malware - digitally signed by Symbian?Signed is not the same as safeAs this incident clearly shows, signing of applications is not a guarantee of safety. A digital signature tells you that program has not been tampered with since it was signed and who signed it. It...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Symbian Inc., malware, mobile malware, mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-07-23
- Transmitter.C mobile malware spreading in the wild
- Transmitter.C mobile malware spreading in the wildWell, I learned a new word today: inveiglentThis could never do any harmThe only way this could do any harm is if some phone OS was [b]so[/b] badly written that it parsed SMS as root and there was a known vulnerability in the parsing...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Telecom & Utilities, Advertising & Promotion, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Transmitter.C, mobile malware, phone, mobile, malware, virus
- Discussion threads 2009-07-08
- Transmitter.C mobile malware spreading in the wild
- Researchers from NetQin Tech. are reporting on a newly discovered mobile malware variant (Transmitter.C) distributed through a modified version of legitimate mobile application. Upon execution, the malware attempts to automatically spread by SMS-ing hundreds of messages linking to a web site where a copy of it (sexySpace.sisx) can be found....
- Tags: Message, Software, Phone, Mobile, Malware, Cell Phone, Virus, Malicious Software, Mobile Malware, NetQuin, Dancho, Transimitter.C, Cyberthreats, Advertising & Promotion, Viruses And Worms, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- New Symbian-based mobile worm circulating in the wild
- F-Secure and Fortinet are investigating a newly discovered mobile malware identified as SymbOS/Yxes.A!worm or "Sexy View". The malware is affecting S60 3rd Edition series devices, and has a valid certificate signed by Symbian tricking the mobile device user into thinking it's a legitimate application. In terms of propagation, "Sexy View"...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Malware, Symbian Inc., Worm, Mobile Malware, SymbOS/Yxes.A!worm, Advertising & Promotion, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Marketing, Security, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-02-19
- New mobile malware silently transfers account credit
- New mobile malware silently transfers account creditSo, does this apply to USA?Or does this only appear only in their own country?This website should be called "ZDNet Global" or "ZDNet International" instead of "ZDNet" and that it'd be nice of US has "ZDNet US."This is why my next phone will be...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Linux, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware, mobile malware, mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-01-21
- New mobile malware silently transfers account credit
- Kaspersky Lab today warned users of five newly found variants of the Trojan-SMS.Python.Flocker mobile malware, targeting an Indonesian mobile provider's service allowing users to transfer money or minutes to each other's accounts. SMS Python Flocker is a known mobile malware family, whose previous versions used to automatically send SMS message...
- Tags: Mobile, Malware, Mobile Malware, SMS Python Flocker, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Advertising & Promotion, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-01-21
- Talkback Tuesday: Mobile Malware
- Last week I wrote two posts about why I was not concerned about mobile malware right now, but I expected mobile malware to become a problem in the near future. There were several responses to the two posts, including the following: Phatkat writes: Most...
- Tags: Mobile, Malware, Mobile Device, Mobile Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Viruses And Worms, Marketing, Adam O'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- What, me worry (about mobile viruses)?
- Kaspersky, via PC Magazine, has graciously told the public to worry about mobile phone worms. I'm not worried, and there are many reasons why you shouldn't be concerned... yet. It is commonly accepted that there have been very few pieces of mobile malware that have ever...
- Tags: Mobile, Handset, Malware, Cell Phone, Virus, Mobile Malware, Handset Population, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Advertising & Promotion, Viruses And Worms, Cellular Phones, Security, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adam O'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Info security 2007: RAD is bad
- Info security 2007: RAD is badDon't forget mobile threatsMobile malware is rapidly evolving too, and according to Kaspersky Labs, "…it took computer viruses over twenty years to evolve, and mobile viruses have covered the same ground in a mere two years. Without doubt, mobile malware is the most quickly evolving...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Advertising & Promotion, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Mobile malware, mobile, malware, RAD
- Discussion threads 2006-12-08
Additional Resources
- Microsoft bracing for malware attacks from embedded fonts
- Not too worried here......Been using group policy for a long time with font downloads always being disabled for all users on my network. I am patching no doubt, but much less concerned knowing I have always had this blocked. I'm coveredno windoze , no threat.Again with the fear...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, font, Microsoft Windows, malware attack, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, malware, Windows7, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Source code for ikee iPhone worm in the wild
- iPhone is officially the most malware ridden mobile platform in the worldAnd since the "bad guys" always go after low hanging fruit, that [b]proves[/b] that iPhone is the [b]least[/b] secure mobile platform in the world. Buy an iPhone if you want to be infected [b]within seconds[/b] by malware [b]that requires...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cyberthreats, Apple iPhone, jailbreak, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded
- Yesterday, a "Your iPhone's been hacked because it's really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked and secure your phone right now!" message popped up on the screens of a large number of automatically exploited Dutch iPhone users, demanding $4.95 for instructions on how to secure their iPhones and remove the message from...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, SSH, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Facebook users targeted by Zeus banking Trojan
- Is it safe to assumethat this threat can happen on any OS/Browser desktop or mobile?Yes but...various Stallman cultist and Job cultist will try to argue that either Linux or MacOSX are immune to this because of a so called superior BSD security model or something along this line.Windows only?The Trojan...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses and worms, trojan horse, phishing, Facebook, Linux, malware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- News to know: L.A. goes Google; AMD-Galleon; Cisco-ScanSafe; Ubuntu; Amazon RDS
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Larry Dignan: WSJ: AMD's former CEO was a Galleon tipster Sam Diaz: Cisco continues its buying spree with...
- Tags: Tom Foremski, Ubuntu, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, ScanSafe, Mary Jo Foley, Amazon.com Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Internet, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Enterprise Software
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Cloud storage vs. flash storage: Security vs. simplicity
- disagree on a pointi do like the ease of use that the cloud gives me, also the ability to access it anywhere ie Gmail, but personally I'd rather have a flashdrive (besides Gmail, I avoid the cloud like the plague, but maybe I'm just a security/privacy freak =p)[i]"Flash drives also...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Flash memory, storage, security, USB flash drive, Web site, Google Inc., malware
- Discussion threads 2009-10-12
- Microsoft kicks off its Windows uber-branding campaign
- These phones are more powerful than the laptops of a couple years agoThey have lots of RAM, GPU, HW codecs, etc, so yes they can run Windows and it's past time they did. Stick a fork in WinMo, it should have already been part of history with 6.5. My...
- Tags: Construction, Telecom & Utilities, phone, wall, laptop computer, window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Can Apple make a Tablet PC "cool"?
- Re:Can Apple make a Tablet PC "cool"?My company is deeply involved in the production of visual materials for the scientific, technical and medical post-secondary education marketplace and they are just dying for a tool such as this for use in the classroom. With a solid customer base here, Apple can...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Keyboards, PC, tablet, Apple Inc., keyboard, tablet PC
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- Adobe Flash for all smartphones ... except iPhone
- I agreeI think its funny so many people get mad at their smartphone companies and providers for not making Flash for the phone when A) It is Adobe's responsibility to do that and B) All the security issues you pointed out. I'm not worried about flash on my phone...
- Tags: Smart phones, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple iPhone, Flash Movie, smart phone, Adobe Flash, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- News to know: XP Mode; Cisco; Comcast; 'Ardi'
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft releases XP Mode virtualization to manufacturing [video=346621] Larry Dignan: Cisco doubles down...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Microsoft Windows XP, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Channel Management, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing
- Blog posts 2009-10-02
- News to know: HP; AT&T; Malware; Twitter; RIM
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hordes of owners complain of problems with HP Elite Pavilion PCs using Core i7 Ed Bott: Apple...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Co., Twitter Inc., AT&T Corp., Malware, Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-28
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