Security Threats to mobile devices(Smartphones, PDA) are on the rise, as more sensitive information is stored on them. These attacks create new risks to corporate networks due to the increased use of these devices in this environment.
| Threat Name | Affected Platforms | Threat level | First Appeared | Threat Type |
| FlexiSpy.B | Symbian | Medium | Jul. 04, 2008 | Trojan |
| Multidropper.L | Symbian | Medium | Mar. 5, 2008 | Trojan |
| QQSend.A | Symbian | Medium | Mar. 5, 2008 | Worm |
| SmsFwd.A | Symbian | Medium | Mar. 5, 2008 | Worm |
| Kiazha.A | Symbian | Medium | Mar. 5, 2008 | Trojan |
| InfoJack | Windows CE | Medium | Feb. 28, 2007 | Spyware |
| Killav.HQ | Symbian | Medium | Feb. 12, 2008 | Trojan |
| Wesber.A | J2ME | Medium | Jan. 23, 2008 | Trojan |
| Smarm.A | J2ME | Medium | Jan. 23, 2008 | Trojan |
| Beselo.B | Symbian | Medium | Jan. 23, 2008 | Trojan |
Latest Mobile Threats
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Notable Mobile Malware
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Common Mobile Viruses
Cabir: Infects mobile phones running on Symbian OS. When a phone is infected, the message ‘Cabir' is displayed on the handset's screen and is displayed whenever the phone is switched on.
Skulls: A trojan horse, which, once downloaded, replaces all phone desktop icons with images of a skull. It also renders all phone applications, including SMS and MMS useless
Commwarrior: A worm that spreads itself to other devices via MMS messages. The worm infects devices running on OS Symbian Series 60. Once launched, Commwarrior searches for other accessible Bluetooth devices and sends infected files.
Virus Factors
• The average mobile operator cleans 55,000 viruses off its network daily.
• 3% to 5% of all SMS is spam.
• We have seen 14% of MMS in the Middle East is virus-infected.
• The Middle East is uniquely vulnerable to viruses and spam, having a higher rate than the rest of the world.
• The latest mobile threats are SMS that charge a one-time fee to users who click on an embedded link, evidenced by a "Happy Ramadan" malware scam that hit Saudi Arabia last year.
• The new mobile viruses are designed to grab and send data stored in a phone or send a communication to every contact stored in a phone list. In Europe, an employee downloaded a virus, which sent a pornographic image to everyone in his corporate phone.
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