Mobile Phone Virus found in US
Feb 20, 05 04:31 PM PDT
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| The Cabir virus replicates itself using Bluetooth |
At the moment, the virus is not really a big danger. There are so many Mobile Phone Operating Systems that the virus can only affect a fraction of the phones in circulation. As standardization kicks in the mobile world, it will be easier for virus writers to target one dominant platform to get a maximum impact. Obviously, the more capable the phone is, and the easier it is to write a virus for it, so smartphones will be the first targets on the list.
Phone makers are not standing still. Some are already shipping phones with pre-installed anti-virus software. It's likely that the situation will end be like the one in PC-space: a never ending arms race between virus makers and anti-virus vendors.
via Reuters
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