Security software house Kaspersky is warning of a new mobile virus that does not just target smartphones but any mobile capable of running Java (J2ME) applications.
The malware claims to be an application called RedBrowser, which allows mobile users to access WAP services without using a WAP connection by using a free SMS service.
In fact it sends data to a premium SMS service which charges around $5 per message.
The mobile owner has to download the software themselves, either via Bluetooth or from a WAP site or the internet.
So far only one copy of the malware has been found in the wild, targeting subscribers of Russian mobile service providers Beeline, MTS and Megafon.
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The malware claims to be an application called RedBrowser, which allows mobile users to access WAP services without using a WAP connection by using a free SMS service.
In fact it sends data to a premium SMS service which charges around $5 per message.
The mobile owner has to download the software themselves, either via Bluetooth or from a WAP site or the internet.
So far only one copy of the malware has been found in the wild, targeting subscribers of Russian mobile service providers Beeline, MTS and Megafon.
For more infos, please click here
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