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Friday, April 14, 2006
Kaspersky AV Mobile (BETA)
Kaspersky Labs is offering a BETA version of its Anti-Virus for cell phones using the Symbian OS. Sign up and offer feedback to help improve this application and you may receive a free version of the commercial version.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 11:41.43 PM EDT | Permanent Link
| Categories: Best Practices, Bluetooth, Instant Messaging, Mobile, Privacy Issues, Software Tools
| Categories: Best Practices, Bluetooth, Instant Messaging, Mobile, Privacy Issues, Software Tools
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Java Trojan RedBrowser-A Targets Cell Phones
Evildoers have created a Trojan that targets cell phones running Java. Found by Kaspersky Lab this puppy infects any device capable of running Java applications. The text is only in Russian so far so the chance of running into this outside of that country is small. The threat is that someone may reverse engineer it for other countries so keep on your toes. This Trojan pretends to be a WAP browser offering free browsing via SMS messages. Since many companies the world over offer cheap or free SMS the victim is tricked into believing they are able to browse the Web for free. In reality the trojan sends SMS messages to one specific number that will charge back a premium amount on the victims cell phone bill. Best Practices circa 1878: If it sounds to good to be true it probably is. Best Practices circa 2006: If it sounds to good to be true Google it.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 12:42.20 PM EST | Permanent Link
| Categories: Bluetooth, Instant Messaging, Mobile, Security Alerts, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
| Categories: Bluetooth, Instant Messaging, Mobile, Security Alerts, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
Friday, February 17, 2006
Mac OS X Bluetooth (Proof of Concept) Worm
When it rains it pours for you Macheads. F-secure received a sample virus, Inqtana.A, that spreads via the Bluetooth OBEX Push vulnerability described here: http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=16074. The exploit is not in the wild and will expire on February 24, 2006 but to be safe from this threat now and in the future you are advised to install the latest patches for your OS X version 10.4 ASAP.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 10:37.05 PM EST | Permanent Link
| Categories: All Things Mac, Bluetooth, Headlines, Security Alerts, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
| Categories: All Things Mac, Bluetooth, Headlines, Security Alerts, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
Monday, December 19, 2005
Bluetooth Vulnerability
The folks at digitalmunition.com have found a security hole in most Bluetooth software. The skinny is here: http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-1214a%5D.txt. F-secure has an overview of the problem here: http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-122005.html#00000741.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 8:37.32 PM EST | Permanent Link
| Categories: Best Practices, Bluetooth, Privacy Issues, Security Alerts
| Categories: Best Practices, Bluetooth, Privacy Issues, Security Alerts
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Mabir.A Virus Spread Via SMS & MMS
This virus listens for SMS or MMS message arriving to the phone. When a message arrives, Mabir.A sends itself as an MMS message to the sending phone number, thus posing as a reply to the message that was sent to the infected phone.
This virus also spreads via Bluetooth.
This virus also spreads via Bluetooth.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 11:45.15 AM EDT | Permanent Link
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:28.11 PM EDT
| Categories: Bluetooth, Mobile, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:28.11 PM EDT
| Categories: Bluetooth, Mobile, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Future Threats
"I won't be in to work today . . . my pacemaker caught a virus from my Bluetooth headphones in my car and when I talk I sound like Ethel Merman on steriods so I, ah . . . gotta reboot."
Ack.
Ack.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 5:31.58 PM EST | Permanent Link
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:43.49 PM EDT
| Categories: Adware/Spyware Alerts, Best Practices, Bluetooth, Mobile, Security Alerts, Technology, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:43.49 PM EDT
| Categories: Adware/Spyware Alerts, Best Practices, Bluetooth, Mobile, Security Alerts, Technology, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
Thursday, December 30, 2004
New Cabir Variants are Spreading Fast
If the shiny new cell phone you received for X-mas has Bluetooth built in then you should set the phone to be "undiscoverable" to other devices. If you wish to be really safe then also shut off the Bluetooth function until you need it.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 5:35.09 PM EST | Permanent Link
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:13.03 PM EDT
| Categories: Best Practices, Bluetooth, Mobile, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:13.03 PM EDT
| Categories: Best Practices, Bluetooth, Mobile, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Skulls Trojan horse carries Cabir.B cellphone worm
Always a good idea to turn off the Bluetooth discovery function on your cell phone unless you are actively seeking a connection - If not, your next connection may be one of these bad guys.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 7:53.44 AM EST | Permanent Link
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:55.01 PM EDT
| Categories: Bluetooth, Mobile, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:55.01 PM EDT
| Categories: Bluetooth, Mobile, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
Thursday, November 25, 2004
Trojan Targets Symbian Handhelds
Symbian 60 users should be aware of a trojan found on shareware download sites named "Extended Theme Manager" by "Tee-222" - DO NOT install this on your phone.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 12:30.56 PM EST | Permanent Link
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:55.43 PM EDT
| Categories: Best Practices, Bluetooth, Mobile, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:55.43 PM EDT
| Categories: Best Practices, Bluetooth, Mobile, Virus-Trojan-Worm Alerts
