How Cell phone Viruses Work

Viruses in cell phones

Cell phones work, in the same way that computers and other devices, with an operative system used to create a connection medium between the user and the computer.

Due to the advances in the communication technologies through the Internet in technological devices, certain technological devices had to be implemented to these cell phones so they were able to adapt to the needs the usr demands nowadays.

Even though there has been a positive incensement in the technological support, it originated the appearance of malicious codes against these devices.
 

In the year 2004, these infectious programs begin to expand all over the net, beginning with the first case of a Trojan named Skull, which can damage the cell phone�s services and leaving it to be able just to make phone calls. Is also happened a case of infection by a worm called cabir, which can infect any device that has Java�s symbian support; what the virus does is overload the resources, making the cell phone slower and inoperative until it reaches a point in which you cannot even turn it on.

an infection via is through sending data through the wireless media or by bluetooth technology or also known as radio media, such as Wi � Fi connection, infections done through the Internet. causing more lack of trust in using this type of wireless service between friends as time goes by, due to the high probability of having files with viruses without even knowing so.

The F � secure company, which offers antivirus software, has announced the entrance of more than a hundred new viruses for cell phones in the year 2008 and this number is increasing, because only a small group of virus programmers is needed to infects thousands of people.
 

The company also announced that through the usage of bluetooth is where there is more vulnerability.
During 2009, a new virus has been detected by the british company F � Prot; this virus can propagate through text messages (SMS) and those mobile phone which use operative systems that have been developed in Java have more chances of been attacked, due to the fact that this programming language is the most used one.

It is known that the content of malicious messages carry a content �OTMOP03KaM HET!� which, apparently, is an attack of Russian programmers, which says something like: �Not for stupid�. When attacking a device, it distributes to all the phone numbers stored in the cell phone and it is sent automatically to all the contacts.

after that attack, the next step is to re send the message to yourself with the purpose of filling up the inbox and the phone�s memory, it is known that it carries the description: �Commwarrior.a�, this virus is also sent through bluetooth.
It is highly recommended to count with an antivirus software installed in the external memory and inside the device, these can be easily obtained through the Internet.