Worm spreads via mobiles. Maybe.

PC malware thought capable of using phones as vector.

F-Secure

has reported a new worm which attempts to spread via mobile phones. The

‘Mobler’

worm, once activated, copies itself to network shares and other writable media – including the memory cards of

Symbian

smart phones. From there, the worm could be passed to another PC, if it is used to browse the memory card and the appropriate file is run.

Even

F-Secure

‘s

blog

states that the mobile-hopping capability is only ‘theoretical’, and relies heavily on user intervention.

Posted on 1 September 2006 by

Virus Bulletin