Cell-Phone Viruses
Posted by Shoaib Anwer on May 13th, 2006
Telecom Wireless devices catch bad code through the air and then infect supposedly secure computer systems. ValleZ has released a digital epidemic. valleZ is the online handle of a 24 years old computer programmer from Spain, who last June, wrote the first malicious program targeting cellular phones, the Cabir Worm. Now security experts fear that the rush to integrate cell phones into every aspect of our daily lives might make them the perfect carriers for digital diseases. Cabir spreads like an airborne disease through Bluetooth wireless connections, a popular means of transferring data at close proximity between cell phones and everything from other phones to car GPS navigation systems. The cell-phones worm’s task could be as simple as swiping your address book or spewing out costly and annoying text-message spam. Or it could mount a “denial of service” attack on your wireless-service provider by making your phone rapidly dial many numbers in succession. As people start using their “smart” cell phones to tap into computer networks, the damage caused the malware could grow more severe. If, as promised, cell phones soon begin to serve as payment devices, mobile malware that nabs your identity and taps directly into your credit line could follow. Theoretically, a corporate accountant’s phones could pick up a worm and, when synched to a PC, let it loose on the company’s network, jumbling accounts.
There are plenty of other ways of infection as well, most of them come from local Blue-tooth devices which locates the target phone itselfs,the user on the other hand, expecting a good message or file from his friend is fooled and allows the file transfer which wipes out the entire data from the cell phone, causing alot of personal damage.S Some of the mobile phones come with there own Antivirus which effectively cleans them all and keep them shielded but most of the others dont come with any similar package. Most of my friend’s cell phones are infected and they are trying there best to get them cleaned but in vein, lets see if we can find any solution.
P.S:Me and Khushal both are not infected with the cellphone virus, You know why??? We both have the same Nokia 2600:D. It works best for us!













