"Hackers find cell phones next weak link to exploit"

Virus converts each icon into a death's head
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...UGVJA28LL1.DTL

Early this month, several Web sites began offering software promising
ring tones and screen savers for certain cell phones.

But those who downloaded the software found that it turned every icon
on their cell phone's screens into a skull-and-crossbones and
disabled their phones, so they could no longer send or receive text
messages or access contact lists or calendars.

Security experts named the malicious software Skulls and consider it
an early warning of the damage hackers could do as they turn their
malevolent talents to cell phones from computers.

[MORE]

See also "Skulls program kills cell phone apps"
http://news.com.com/Skulls+program+k...3-5460194.html

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"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Virus converts each icon into a death's head
> http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...UGVJA28LL1.DTL
>
> Early this month, several Web sites began offering software promising
> ring tones and screen savers for certain cell phones.
>
> But those who downloaded the software found that it turned every icon
> on their cell phone's screens into a skull-and-crossbones and
> disabled their phones, so they could no longer send or receive text
> messages or access contact lists or calendars.

When will people people finally learn not to download or install something
unless they know what it is and what it does?


>
> Security experts named the malicious software Skulls and consider it
> an early warning of the damage hackers could do as they turn their
> malevolent talents to cell phones from computers.
>
> [MORE]
>
> See also "Skulls program kills cell phone apps"
>
http://news.com.com/Skulls+program+k...3-5460194.html
>
> --
> Best regards,
> John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/>
> CABLE MODEM/DSL GUIDE: <http://Cable-DSL.home.att.net/>

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In <[email protected]> on Tue, 30 Nov 2004 09:30:53 -0500,
"George" <[email protected]> wrote:

>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Virus converts each icon into a death's head
>> http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...UGVJA28LL1.DTL
>>
>> Early this month, several Web sites began offering software promising
>> ring tones and screen savers for certain cell phones.
>>
>> But those who downloaded the software found that it turned every icon
>> on their cell phone's screens into a skull-and-crossbones and
>> disabled their phones, so they could no longer send or receive text
>> messages or access contact lists or calendars.
>
> When will people people finally learn not to download or install something
>unless they know what it is and what it does?

The problem, of course, is knowing for sure in advance what it is and what it
does, particularly for average users.

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John Navas wrote:
> [POSTED TO alt.cellular.attws - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>
> In <[email protected]> on Tue, 30 Nov 2004
> 09:30:53 -0500, "George" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Virus converts each icon into a death's head
>>> http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...UGVJA28LL1.DTL
>>>
>>> Early this month, several Web sites began offering software
>>> promising ring tones and screen savers for certain cell phones.
>>>
>>> But those who downloaded the software found that it turned
>>> every icon on their cell phone's screens into a
>>> skull-and-crossbones and disabled their phones, so they could
>>> no longer send or receive text messages or access contact
>>> lists or calendars.

Guess what operating system many "smart" phones run?
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Take a wild guess.
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Three guesses, and the first two don't count.
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Microsoft Windows CE.



HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Seriously though, you're as vulnerable as you are on your computer without
anti-virus. Be suspicious and skeptical, use your common sense, and use
your smart phone as though you visiting a brothel for the first time.

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In <[email protected]> on Tue, 30 Nov 2004
18:02:19 GMT, "Philip" <[email protected]> wrote:

>John Navas wrote:
>> [POSTED TO alt.cellular.attws - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>>
>> In <[email protected]> on Tue, 30 Nov 2004
>> 09:30:53 -0500, "George" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> "John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> Virus converts each icon into a death's head
>>>> http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...UGVJA28LL1.DTL
>>>>
>>>> Early this month, several Web sites began offering software
>>>> promising ring tones and screen savers for certain cell phones.
>>>>
>>>> But those who downloaded the software found that it turned
>>>> every icon on their cell phone's screens into a
>>>> skull-and-crossbones and disabled their phones, so they could
>>>> no longer send or receive text messages or access contact
>>>> lists or calendars.
>
>Guess what operating system many "smart" phones run?
>
>Take a wild guess.
>.
>Three guesses, and the first two don't count.
>.
>Microsoft Windows CE.

Most actually run the Symbian OS.

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