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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A group of underground virus writers has showed off what is believed to be the world’s first worm that can spread on advanced mobile phones, but security software companies say the virus had no malicious code attached.
The worm, named Cabir, was sent to security software firms Kapersky Lab of Russia and U.S.-based Symantec by a member of 29a, a group of virus writers from the Czech Republic and Slovakia who pride themselves in creating “proof of concept malicious viruses.
The worm is not regarded as dangerous because even if it spreads it carries no code that destroys files or executes other damaging operations, the security software firms said. The virus attempts to jump from phone to phone by using the handset’s wireless short-range Bluetooth connection. It scans the environment for other Bluetooth-enabled devices.
Yeah they forgot to stress too much in that article that you can only get the virus if you accept Bluetooth connections from untrusted sources. It’s a bit of a case of, if you’re a total muppet then you’ll get it. As they said it was more to prove the concept that it could be done, as it’s effectively harmless. That said, this has been expected and predicted for some time.
BTW, LOL@ the signature! 😀
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