Symbian Trojan concerns mount
The recent discovery of a large number of malicious mobile phone programs should raise concerns throughout the wireless industry, according to a virus tracker.
Mobile phone antivirus software company SimWorks reported Wednesday that 52 new Trojan horses are hidden inside several different mobile phones games and other readily available mobile phone software. While the software appears to be safe to share or use, the Trojans actually contain malicious software that crashes many critical mobile phone system components.
The Trojan horses target only mobile phones that use the Symbian OS. To date, no phones have been affected, according to Aaron Davidson, chief executive officer of SimWorks.
