Symbian Series 60 Virus

[coolice00]

Hey,

I just came across a post in AllAboutSymbian posted by Floydian1 and looked at this link:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/epoc.cabir.html

Looks like virus's are now a major concern for our phones.

Ian

[whitey420]

i thought somone would of made some virus that sends pay for SMS and calls them phone numbers that cost 3pounds every 60seconds, must be possible and profitable will happen soon i thinks... :evil:

[nk_au]

Dang ... a virus already?

Guess we can prevent the spread ... by making sure what SIS files we're installing and check what our friends' are sending us :)

I usually turn my Bluetooth off anyway ...
And if it does attack my phone via Bluetooth, wouldn't I have to accept it first? :-?

[whitey420]

yeah 6600, n-gage, 7650 and 3650 have to accept first im sure on all bluetooth connections

[AmalMarican]

holy wank! thank god for the bluetooth accepting thingy nokia put in.... anyhoo..... im sure we can delete the virus files using FExplorer or seleq or sum other apps like that if it does get installed...


mmm still think viruses were cre8ed and released by anti-virus companies to increase sales of their produx... bastardz.....

[AmalMarican]

but damn... this is just like a warning of things to cum.... maybe future viruses culd crash whole systems and do other maliciouz shite!!!!!! im suddenly scared... no more bluetoothing for me!!!! maybe software companies cre8ed it so dat ppl wun d/l risky warez anymo..... shitty shitty bang bang....

[tzeonn]

prevention is better than cure... watch out for malicious and suspicious files b4 u install, tts all i can say.

talk about virus, the 1st cracked skyforce contained a virus... :-?

[Floydian1]

talk about virus, the 1st cracked skyforce contained a virus... :-?

What sort of virus?

[tzeonn]

im not sure, but i tried emailing skyforce to someone, and it said it had a virus. its could b a harmless one, since it nv caused any probs to my ngage.

[FunkyG]

I fink most "virus" reports are caused by beta versions of series 60 applications. Just like wildskinz that crapped up my phone once. Even FExplorer made my phone crash once (when applying an operator logo). These so not have a purpose as a virus tough because they don't copy thereselves. The one in the article - EPOC.Cabir - on the other hand DOES replicates himself as much as it can. It doesnt affect anything exept the battery-life so that's still livable but what if they made one that first replicates itself to 10 devices and poo's up yar phone, that would get pretty nasty when that starts ocurring. Ah well, I got my bluetooth swiched off any time so I'm mostly safe. (or at least I think I am ;))

[coolice00]

Hi,

So far it isn't much to worry about as has been said, as bluetooth can be turned off etc.

But this is probably just the start, as we go along and more applications are written more will emerge I'm sure.
There was already talk of such virus's months ago and nothing was backed up with proof, but it's there now indicating the possability is there.

Ian

[rhai]

OMG!!! :-o

so, you think there really is a back-door in bluetooth that can be used to bluejack phones?

symantec said that the virus spreads itself with the use of bluetooth but didnt really explained on how the virus goes into the phone...

Will it automatically be installed on the phone or it will infect the phone if the victim accepts the file and installs it?? :-?

[gophermaster]

Yeah. The only virus that might ever happen on S60 phones will be a trojanhorse like virus.

Speaking about Trojan Horses, Damn that movie Troy sucked... :rolleyes:

[yuppo]

I've encountered a couple of viruses in my time. Most of them install a large file to your phone mem then when you try to uninstall them it rolls back and is still there. It's not hard to remove the files one by one but i could see it crushing a noob into a million bits.

[smithdogg]

it can only get worse :O(

and yeah apart from stuff that kills your phone, a virus that sends expensive sms's would SUCK...

someone up there said something about people doing it to make money from sms big brother style.. i guess they could get caught that way though.. but still :-?

[fnvillafuerte]

...Speaking about Trojan Horses, Damn that movie Troy sucked... :rolleyes:

Yes, Helen of Troy is better, you watch it...

[yuppo]

I've encountered a couple of viruses in my time. Most of them install a large file to your phone mem then when you try to uninstall them it rolls back and is still there. It's not hard to remove the files one by one but i could see it crushing a noob into a million bits.

Oh yeah, one that i got disabled my gallery, it would just scan forever.

[reficul_x]

....
Speaking about Trojan Horses, Damn that movie Troy sucked... :rolleyes:

hehe, luckily i din watch that one,....now waiting for king arthur... :oops: opps abit off-topic...

i bet norton symantec is prob trying to get his hands on the S60 market now.....

[nk_au]

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Pfft ...

PS: Troy was so crap ... Day After Tomorrow was decent. Awesome special effects I reckon ...

[seaky]

so, you think there really is a back-door in bluetooth that can be used to bluejack phones?

Will it automatically be installed on the phone or it will infect the phone if the victim accepts the file and installs it?? :-?

Just If you approve the connection request will send you a caribe.sis file!
Worm will activate just If you install caribe.sis!!

It is not bluejack!!

bye,

Seaky
Symbian programmer

[gophermaster]

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Pfft ...

PS: Troy was so crap ... Day After Tomorrow was decent. Awesome special effects I reckon ...

Hahaha, Yay, this is like the only virus so far though...

P.S. It's not just that it sucked, but it was so inaccurate. Too much made-up stuff throughout the film.

[uplink mobile]

caribe???who wants to have the caribe.sis? i can send it to you via e mail....

[Sony_Ericsson]

caribe???who wants to have the caribe.sis? i can send it to you via e mail....

Who would want to get infected on purpose?

[Stitch19]

Hi...
Could somebody send me the .cabir ....??? please ...
my e-mail is: <no send mes> ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[nycmagician]

my email is <no send mes>

Thanks

[tzeonn]

no send mes on this forum.

i will close this thread now.