Mobile Phone Virus spreads to the Desktop

Mobile Mag reports on "the first mobile phone virus capable of infecting a PC", signaling the beginning of a new breed in virus mutations.

"Cardtrp, a mobile phone virus affecting the Symbian Series 60 OS, is now capable of infecting Windows-based desktop computers. The new breed of virus spreads via Bluetooth and MMS, it can copy itself to a Windows computer through a phones memory card, if a memory card is present."

emily | 10:29 AM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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