BleepingComputer.com: New Trojan Threatens Symbian Smart Phones

<img src='/images/misc/hacker3.jpg' style='float:right' vspace='8' hspace='8'> <b>A new Trojan horse aimed at smart phones using the Symbian operating system is set to spoil the holiday season for uninformed wireless gamers. </b><br /><br />By John Blau, IDG news service 23 December 2004<br /> <br /> The malware, MetalGear.a, which masquerades as a Symbian version of the Metal Gear Solid game, disables anti-virus programs and also installs a version of the Cabir worm identified earlier this year, according to SimWorks International, which issued an alert on Tuesday.<br /> <br /> The Cabir worm, in turn, attempts to spread a second Trojan program, called SEXXXY, to nearby phones through the Bluetooth short-range wireless protocol.<br /> <br /> This is a new strand of smart phone malware because it actually consists of three pieces: two Trojans and a worm," said Aaron Davidson, chief executive officer of SimWorks. "It also shows how viruses writers are getting more sophisticated."<br /> <br /><br /> <div class='newslinks'><img src='http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/public/style_images/1/cs_page.gif'>&nbsp;<b>Link: <a href='http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?NewsID=2861' target='_blank'><font color='red'>Story Here</font></a><br />