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RE: Symbian S60/Mobile Security: Malware and Spyware attacks in the wild?
From: "Murda Mcloud" <murdamcloud () bigpond com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:26:58 +1000
Here's good place to start: http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/viruses.htm I think that pirated software is a most risky proposition-as with anything where the user initiates installation. Personally, I think there is a greater risk of having your phone stolen and your data compromised than anything else. This may be anecdotal, but I don't know anyone who has ever had a virus on a symbian based (or any other) phone. Unlike people who use PC's.
-----Original Message----- From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Sven Aluoor Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:27 AM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Symbian S60/Mobile Security: Malware and Spyware attacks in the wild? Hi folks I have a few questions regarding Symbian Security (and general mobile security): - Why there are virus scanners for Symbian? Are they useful? What countermeasures they implement? Or they make only the vendors rich? - What are common attacks on Symbian based devices? - How to harden a Symbian mobile phone? - Are there malware and spyware in the wild? - When I would download pirated software for Symbian, what is the risk? kind regards Sven
Current thread:
- Symbian S60/Mobile Security: Malware and Spyware attacks in the wild? Sven Aluoor (Nov 24)
- RE: Symbian S60/Mobile Security: Malware and Spyware attacks in the wild? Murda Mcloud (Nov 25)
- RE: Symbian S60/Mobile Security: Malware and Spyware attacks in the wild? Pranav Lal (Nov 26)
- RE: Symbian S60/Mobile Security: Malware and Spyware attacks in the wild? Murda Mcloud (Nov 26)
- Re: Symbian S60/Mobile Security: Malware and Spyware attacks in the wild? Meenal Mukadam (Nov 27)
- RE: Symbian S60/Mobile Security: Malware and Spyware attacks in the wild? Pranav Lal (Nov 26)
- Re: Symbian S60/Mobile Security: Malware and Spyware attacks in the wild? Sven Aluoor (Nov 26)
- RE: Symbian S60/Mobile Security: Malware and Spyware attacks in the wild? Murda Mcloud (Nov 27)
- RE: Symbian S60/Mobile Security: Malware and Spyware attacks in the wild? Murda Mcloud (Nov 25)