Smartphone malware mounting
02:10 - Thursday 23 December 2004 by Wolfgang Gruener
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: smartphone, malware, mounting Category : Miscellaneous
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: smartphone, malware, mounting Category : Miscellaneous
Finnish security firm F-Secure has warned that open platforms like Symbian in smartphones are turning into a security challenge with increasing instances of malware attacks.
The MetalGear.A virus, one of the latest batches of viruses that were distributed masked as a pirated version of a popular game for mobile phones, has been considered as a 'Proof of concept' for future deadlier viruses.
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