The History of the Discovery of the Mobile Virus

Virus is growing very rapidly. Not only attack computers but has expanded into the mobile phone either for mobile SYMBIAN, java and a PDA pocket. Secure the phone that does not have a basic OS (Operating System), for example, although the cell phone to send MMS but cannot have a cell phone SYMBIAN OS or Java so it was safe.

If a mobile phone virus, of course, can cause damage on a cellular phone system is that sometimes a short message / MMS does not show the text, the phone's performance decrease, some applications in the phone mysteriously disappeared and many more.

There are several media that can be used as a means of distributing viruses on mobile phones, among which are Bluetooth, Infrared, Wi-Fi, Cable Data, and Internet. Various ways can be done to prevent the virus infecting mobile phones, such as installing anti-virus on your phone, turn off.

Bluetooth and Infrared when not in use, and many more ways to counteract the spread of the virus. The more sophisticated a mobile phone, the greater the risk of virus than a simple mobile phone.

Simple mobile phone users can get a little relief because the phone program is simple and limited so as not to allow any virus, in contrast to the technically advanced mobile phone functions close to the computer.

The discovery of the First Mobile Phone Virus

We are certainly familiar with both SMS on GSM and CDMA mobile phones. In addition to cheap and easy, SMS recipients can still receive messages even if phone is off or is out of range signal operator.

But be aware if using a mobile phone and receive short messages. Why? A computer security researcher at the Netherlands succeeded in creating a virus that could damage the mobile phone via SMS. (Source of BBC.co.uk, Friday, January 18, 2001).

Creator is Job de Haas, a researcher at security research firm ITSX. These malicious messages using existing bug phones. On receipt, the virus that would make some phone cannot be used at all.

SMS is designed to activate automatically functions in the phone through a script that is sent by mobile phone operators. Mobile users cannot read the script, but the phone will accept it as a command to activate certain features. This script is used by the Job De Haas to create this mobile phone virus.