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Cell phone virus turns up the heat

January 10, 2005 Lasco.A, the latest malicious program aimed at Symbian-based handsets, can spread via both wireless and file attachments. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., cell phone, Symbian Inc., Bluetooth, handset, virus, malware, operating system

Cabir cell phone threat worsens

December 28, 2004 With new, more powerful variants popping up, a security firm warns that cell phone worm's source code may be on the loose. TAGS: Cabir virus, F-Secure Corp., Symbian Inc., variant, source code, cell phone, Bluetooth, security, operating system

Skulls Trojan puts on antivirus mask

June 10, 2005 New variant of the cell phone pest attempts to fool victims by disguising itself as pirated security software. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., variant, Symbian Inc., cell phone, antivirus, Nokia Corp., handset, trojan horse, security

Commwarrior cell phone virus marches on

June 2, 2005 Recently spotted in an eighth country, the virus is attached to premium cell phone e-mail that appears "friendly" to recipients. TAGS: MMS, F-Secure Corp., cell phone, virus, Nokia Corp., e-mail, security

This week in cell phones

June 3, 2005 FBI and Department of Homeland Security object to a proposal to permit the use of cell phones and other wireless devices on airplanes. TAGS: cell phone, airplane, wireless device, F-Secure Corp., virus, security, e-mail

Cabir mobile virus found in U.S.

February 18, 2005 Virus appeared in two phones in a Southern California shop window, possibly infected via Bluetooth wireless. TAGS: Cabir virus, NTT DoCoMo Inc., F-Secure Corp., handset, infection, Symbian Inc., Nokia Corp., cell phone, virus, Japan, California, U.S., Bluetooth, security, antivirus, operating system

Commwarrior virus marches on

May 17, 2005 The MMS cell phone virus attacks in a fourth country, Italy. While the virus is simmering for now, F-Secure warns of a possible boil-over. TAGS: MMS, Italy, F-Secure Corp., Symbian Inc., cell phone, virus, malware, security, PC, operating system, e-mail

Car virus rumors taken out for a spin

May 10, 2005 After putting a Prius to the test, a team of antivirus experts concludes that cell phone viruses are unable to infect cars. TAGS: Toyota Prius, Cabir virus, F-Secure Corp., technician, car, Bluetooth, cell phone, virus, antivirus, blog

Mobile Trojan launches Skulls attack

January 6, 2005 A flashier offshoot of the Trojan horse that affects Symbian-based cell phones has been discovered. Photo: Flashing skulls TAGS: F-Secure Corp., Symbian Inc., variant, cell phone, trojan horse, handset

Spy program snoops on cell phones

March 30, 2006 Software hides itself on phones to secretly capture data, leading one security company to label it a Trojan horse. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., security company, cell phone, trojan horse, security, antivirus, monitor, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Cell phone virus tries leaping to PCs

September 22, 2005 A virus discovered Wednesday is among the first designed to spread from smart phones to PCs, says security firm F-Secure. TAGS: memory card, F-Secure Corp., worm, virus, threat, smart phone, mobile phone, trojan horse, PC, cell phone, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Skulls program carries Cabir worm into phones

November 29, 2004 New version of the Skulls Trojan releases the cell phone worm, a security firm warns. TAGS: Cabir virus, Symbian Inc., F-Secure Corp., handset, cell phone, worm, trojan horse, mobile device, virus, Nokia Corp., security, operating system, PC

Skulls program kills cell phone apps

November 19, 2004 For some phones infected by the Trojan, the only real fix is a hard reset, which wipes all user data from the device. TAGS: Symbian Inc., Cabir virus, malicious program, F-Secure Corp., cell phone, mobile phone, threat, trojan horse, antivirus, virus

Trojan gets the cell phone message

March 7, 2005 Threat could be more pervasive than Cabir, as it uses multimedia text messaging as well as Bluetooth to spread. TAGS: Cabir virus, MMS, Symbian Inc., Nokia Corp., threat, Bluetooth, trojan horse, researcher, F-Secure Corp., handset, cell phone, multimedia, antivirus, virus, security
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