Worm spreads via mobiles. Maybe.
PC malware thought capable of using phones as vector.
F-Secure has reported a new worm which attempts to spread via mobile phones. The
'Mobler' worm, once activated, copies itself to network
shares and other writable media - including the memory cards of Symbian smart phones. From there, the worm could
be passed to another PC, if it is used to browse the memory card and the appropriate file is run.
Even F-Secure's blog states
that the mobile-hopping capability is only 'theoretical', and relies heavily on user intervention.
1 September 2006
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