Skulls program carries Cabir worm into phones

**MIG-31** · Nov 29, 2004, 07:27 PM

Virus writers have unleashed a second version of the "Skulls" Trojan horse and packaged it with a cell phone virus, a security company has warned.

The hybrid Skulls.B Trojan horse displays images of skulls instead of the program icons on handsets running the Symbian operating system, software maker F-Secure said in an advisory on Monday. It also releases the Cabir.B worm, the company said.

Cabir,which asks its victims if they would like to be infected, was thought to be a proof-of-concept virus when it was released earlier this year. The virus spreads by sending itself to other handsets within Bluetooth broadcasting range.
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Nov 29, 2004, 07:27 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,842 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Skulls program carries Cabir worm into phones Virus writers have unleashed a second version of the "Skulls" Trojan horse and packaged it with a cell phone virus, a security company has warned. The hybrid Skulls.B Trojan horse displays images of skulls instead of the program icons on handsets running the Symbian operating system, software maker F-Secure said in an advisory on Monday. It also releases the Cabir.B worm, the company said. Cabir,which asks its victims if they would like to be infected, was thought to be a proof-of-concept virus when it was released earlier this year. The virus spreads by sending itself to other handsets within Bluetooth broadcasting range. _______________ Read More: c\|net __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here