We've got to file this new
mobile virus named "Trojan-SMS.SymbOS.Viver" -- and the first such SMS Trojan for
Series 60 -- under
"frustrating waste of time." Sadly, it is most often the user at fault
for downloading for granting a bit of dodgy software access to their darling mobile, and while we do feel the sadness for ya if you get stung, if ya takes the risks, ya pays the consequences. Once installed on the Series 60 device, the
trojan will begin sending SMS messages to "premium" SMS numbers at a cost of anywhere from $1 to more than $10 bucks a pop. The clever perp would have set up this number ahead of time and would reap the rewards by splitting the bounty with the mobile operator providing the number. We're pretty sure you could get a chargeback for this type of silliness, but will thank our lucky stars that this is apparently limited to Russia at the moment with nothing -- as of yet, anyway -- being reported over here.
[Via
Unwired View]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Eric @ May 25th 2007 1:57AM
I really doubt it can infect 3rd Edition so the picture of an N95 is a poor choice. Yea I know you just lifted it from Unwired View.
Rich @ May 25th 2007 3:57AM
It can't affect 3rd edition devices (i.e. any model released in the past year or so). It's mentioned in the original article.
omega70007 @ Jan 18th 2009 3:32PM
hi,everybody,
1, (for pc) who create?1.autorun.gn ,2 new folder.exe, need solution,
2 , mobile ,i got one sms ,i try to open that,,massage ,missing some matters,next one hrs mobile will restart automatically,pls need nice solution!
3, now new commwarrior is infacted our mobile , very strong ,when we try to clean our mobile ?some times ,mobile is dead ,need nice solution