Peaches Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 31 January 2009, 03:36 Symbian trojan steals money from mobile accounts According to media reports, Kaspersky is trying hard to damp down the effects of a warning about a new trojan for Symbian-based smart phones. Earlier this week, Kaspersky warned of a trojan which was able to transfer small sums, of between 45 and 90 cents, by texting. To do so, it makes use of a prepaid service from an Indonesian mobile phone provider. The malware, which has been christened SMS.Python.Flocker, spreads via Bluetooth and is written in Python. A successful infection requires an active Bluetooth connection and multiple clicks to confirm receipt of the trojan, as well as the presence of a Python interpreter on the phone. Australian media are now warning of a wave of trojans heading for Australia, where, they say, a single call is sufficient to spread the trojan. Australian News website Couriermail quotes a Kaspersky spokesperson as saying "It would only take one call to an Australian mobile from an infected handset for the virus to spread"; Kaspersky, reportedly, deny ever having made the claims cited. (djwm) Heise Security: http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/Sym...s--/news/112528 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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