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Antivirus Companies Report First Mobile Messaging Worm
The first mobile-phone virus that spreads using the popular Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is circulating among Symbian Series 60 mobile phones, antivirus companies have warned, reports PCWorld. "Antivirus experts believe CommWarrior, which has been spreading slowly among cell phone users since January, is not a serious threat". Cabir, the first known mobile virus, spreads on phones running the Symbian operating system and that are equipped with Bluetooth wireless connections, including Series 60 phones from a number of manufacturers, such as Siemens AG, Nokia, and others. The virus first appeared last June as a "proof of concept" released by virus-writing group 29a." |
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