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Apocalypso
02-28-2006, 05:16 AM
Redbrowser.A :: First J2ME mobile phone trojan!

http://www.symbian-freak.com/images/news/06/02/virustm.jpg (http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/006/02/redbrowser.htm)

F-secure have detected a new Trojan spreading on Symbian Series 60 smartphone devices.

Redbrowser.A is a J2ME based Java Midlet that sends SMS messages to premium rate numbers. It affects Symbian S60 devices. Apparently works on most phones with J2ME support (ie. hundreds of different phones) . Sends SMS messages to Russian premium rate numbers to steal money from the user. First reported by Kaspersky Lab.

Redbrowser.A pretends to be a WAP browser that offers free WAP browsing using free SMS messages to send the WAP page contents. Actually Redbrowser.A sends SMS messages to expensive numbers, causing an increased phone bill to the use.. ...

Read more:
http://www.symbian-freak.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_arrow.gif Redbrowser.A trojan detected - full story (http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/006/02/redbrowser.htm)
http://www.symbian-freak.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_arrow.gif www.symbian-freak.com (http://www.symbian-freak.com/) - Your Ultimate Symbian Destination

http://buttons.googlesyndication.com/fusion/add.gif (http://www.google.com/reader/preview/*/feed/http://www.symbian-freak.com/feeds/SF-feed.xml)

Sincerely yours,
Apoc
carcomptoy
02-28-2006, 10:42 PM
That's pretty scary that it's no longer just contained to Symbian OS
Apocalypso
03-01-2006, 12:10 AM
Yea, that's the point ;)

But for me its just funny :D
Jose_R.A.M
03-01-2006, 01:40 AM
Well, phone trojans, viruses, worms wont really worry me until they are capable of spreading and causing harm independently without the need for me to manually install it.
666joe
03-01-2006, 02:05 AM
Erm am /i imssing something or does it say series 60 only which is symbian....

And it all sounds a bit Mquite style - http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/mquito.shtml

Infection still down to the user which is all that matters !
Jose_R.A.M
03-01-2006, 05:20 AM
Erm am /i imssing something or does it say series 60 only which is symbian....

No, it is S60 only.

And it all sounds a bit Mquite style - http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/mquito.shtml

Infection still down to the user which is all that matters !


Exactly.
carcomptoy
03-01-2006, 09:39 PM
As long as it's still user-dependent, then it's good:)