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F-Secure reports that recently they’ve encountered a cross-platform worm that’s capable to spread from a PC to a mobile device and back. Theoretically, the “Mobler” worm moves between Symbian and Windows platforms. In the first case, not much damage is done – it just copies itself to the memory card and tries to trick the user to infect his PC. Once reached Windows platform, Mobler can be quite nasty.
Mobler doesn’t automatically copy itself from one platform to another – it just creates a Symbian installation package (SIS) which inserts a Windows executable file on the memory card. Mentioned Windows executable file is visible as a folder to the user and it is possible that he/she clicks on it, thus infecting its PC.
F-Secure concludes that Mobler doesn’t pose immediate risk to the mobile device users, but warns that its writers could be capable of “improving” it.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
