SMobile Introduces Anti-Virus And Disinfection Tool

SMobile, a comapny based in Ohio has recently announced that they have a solution to protect phones against viruses and infections.

“SMobile has been at the forefront of monitoring and protecting against mobile malware attacks such as the one we are witnessing right now. Sadly, this worm proves that mobile viruses are no longer ‘theoretical’ in nature, said George Tuvell, chief technology officer of SMobile. “This is a particularly insidious virus that is smarter in design, and ultimately more dangerous to consumers, corporate smart phone users and to the carriers who provide service to mobile customers, than nearly any previous attack that has gotten into the wild.”

The viruses are being spread via an MMS format. They’ve been named such monikers as Beauty.jpg, Sex.mp3 or Love.rm. When installed on the handsets, the malware gathers all the phone numbers located in the phone’s contact lists and targets them with a viral MMS carrying a SIS-packed (Symbian Installation Source) version of the worm. In addition to harvesting these
numbers, the malware also sends itself to generated numbers. To date the worm only affects Symbian S60 enabled smartphones including such models as the Nokia 6630, 7610, 6680, and N70. However, with modifications, this current attack could spread to many additional smartphone models.

To learn more about this program or the viruses, please visit S Mobile Systems.