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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., variant, Symbian Inc., cell phone, source code, Bluetooth, security, operating system

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, infection, virus, NTT DoCoMo Inc., F-Secure Corp., Nokia Corp., handset, cell phone, Symbian Inc., Japan, antivirus, U.S., Bluetooth, security, California, operating system

Cabir worm code wriggles onto Web

December 30, 2004 Source code for variants of the cell phone worm is published online, raising fears that more offshoots are on the way. TAGS: Cabir virus, Sophos Plc., worm, Symbian Inc., Graham Cluley, virus, variant, source code, cell phone, Bluetooth, operating system

Lexus: Cabir won't infect our cars

February 17, 2005 In its blog, security software maker F-Secure posts excerpts from a Lexus statement defending its cars' safety from viruses. TAGS: Cabir virus, Lexus, Kaspersky Lab, F-Secure Corp., automobile company, Bluetooth, car, security software company, Symbian Inc., potential, virus, blog, vehicle, smart phone, software company, operating system

Hybrid Trojan horse aims at Symbian phones

December 22, 2004 Malicious program disguises itself as a video game, but it could mean "game over" for infected cell phones. TAGS: Cabir virus, trojan horse, Symbian Inc., Bluetooth, video game, antivirus, virus, mobile phone, cell phone, video

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, trojan horse, F-Secure Corp., virus, worm, Symbian Inc., cell phone, handset, Nokia Corp., mobile device, security, operating system, PC

Smart-phone worm has a hang-up

June 15, 2004 Researchers say the "Cabir" virus takes an approach that hampers its spread--it asks for permission to infect your phone. TAGS: Cabir virus, worm, Symbian Inc., smart phone, Nokia Corp., antivirus company, Networks Associates Technology Inc., antivirus, Symbian OS, researcher, operating system, virus, security company, Symantec Corp., cell phone, security

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, virus, Bluetooth, antivirus, cell phone

Cell phones to get virus protection

March 10, 2005 Kaspersky Lab plans to release antivirus software for Symbian-based cell phones, recently the target of a Trojan and the Cabir virus. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Symbian Inc., Cabir virus, Hannover, virus protection, antivirus software, virus, cell phone, antivirus, Germany, trojan horse, smart phone, operating system, security

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, trojan horse, Nokia Corp., Symbian Inc., threat, F-Secure Corp., researcher, Bluetooth, antivirus, cell phone, handset, multimedia, virus, security

This week in viruses

March 11, 2005 Antivirus researchers are tracking a new Trojan horse that could prove to be a more pervasive threat to cell phones than Cabir TAGS: Cabir virus, Kaspersky Lab, MMS, antivirus, Symbian Inc., virus, antivirus company, antivirus software, cell phone, trojan horse, Nokia Corp., researcher, Bluetooth, operating system, e-mail

First virus for Windows CE surfaces

July 16, 2004 Code's author, part of group that created Symbian virus, creates gentle bug to prove it can be done. TAGS: Bitdefender, Microsoft Windows CE, Cabir virus, virus, Symbian OS, Symbian Inc., handheld, malicious code, antivirus, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

TI teams to hang up cell phone crackers

June 29, 2004 Texas Instruments and ARM are "burying the security into the hardware," following the emergence of the first virus to target cell phones. TAGS: Texas Instruments Inc., ARM, Cabir virus, cell phone, virus, hacking, Symbian Inc., security

Security from A to Z: Cell phone threats

November 27, 2006 Are mobile viruses a real threat? As cell phone sales grow, the question is more pressing. Part of a series on hot security topics. TAGS: Cabir virus, smart phone, threat, virus, malicious software, cell phone, security, Gartner Inc., mobile phone

Smart phone owners are savvy about viruses

April 28, 2005 But many of them still keep sensitive information stored on the wireless handsets, according to a survey by Symantec. TAGS: smart phone, Symantec Corp., Cabir virus, survey, online banking, handset, virus, security company, attack, security, Bluetooth, IM, e-mail, 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: Cabir virus, Symbian Inc., malicious program, trojan horse, F-Secure Corp., cell phone, mobile phone, threat, virus, antivirus

Week in review: Attack of the zombies

June 18, 2004 A denial-of-service outage hits Akamai and some of its top customers, and smart phones get their first-ever call from a worm. TAGS: Akamai Technologies Inc., Procket Networks, domain name server, zombie, Cabir virus, PeopleSoft Inc., denial of service, copyright protection, Oracle Corp., worm, Week in review, attack, threat, smart phone, Microsoft Corp., security

The phantom menace?

March 25, 2005 CNETAsia's Winston Chai wonders whether it's too early to hit the panic button on mobile viruses. TAGS: Cabir virus, virus, Symantec Corp., MMS, spamming, 3G network, danger, trojan horse, mobile device, phishing, cell phone, Symbian Inc., threat, PDA, Nokia Corp., handset
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