Mobile Users Warned Against Phone Viruses

Bandar Seri Begawan - Local experts warned of viruses that may attack mobile phones, especially nowadays where phone manufacturers are able to come up with more and more innovative products with extra capabilities.

They said one of the viruses is SYMBOL_QDIAL.A, a trojan that arrived as a cracked version of the popular mobile game Mosquitos.

It will send SMS messages to others from the user's phone book. As a result, users are charged for the messages without their knowledge.

"Imagine if you have 500 to 1,000 names in your phone directory. The virus is able to send messages to all of them, including overseas numbers which will cause a fortune to the owner," they said.

The solution is to delete all numbers in the directory and keep phone numbers the old fashion way; using pocket notebook.

Another phone virus, SYMBOS_SKULL.A, is a theme manager for Nokia 7610 mobile phones.

It disables applications aid changes application icons with an image of a skull, "This one does not hit users in the pocket but it is still annoying, they said.

Meanwhile, TROJ-DELF.HA, uses an infected computer to send out spam messages to mobile phones via SMS.

"SYMBOS CABIR.A was designed for Symbian smart phones. It arrives as a SIS file, installs itself in an application folder and can replicate via Bluetooth, which makes mobile battery runs out quickly," they added.

They said the growing threat comes from hackers who wanted to show off their skills by creating a major impact. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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