Integos’s Virus Barrier X5 - Malware scanner, Antivirus for iPhone 2.0. Following the previous post back in January, iPhone Trojan Horse Malware First Discovered in 2008, and not so long ago in April; Panda Security : Mobile Phone Adware / Malware increases, As for now, Antivirus vendors have predicted the arrival of the iPhone, with its stripped down version of Mac OS X, would lead to an increase in malware for all Mac OS X systems. However, that prediction has not been realised yet. We’ve rarely heard that some malware is developed for the iPhone or iPod Touch. Nevertheless, The latest version of Intego’s Virus Barrier version 10.5.3 is claimed by the company that it will not only scan files on your Mac, but will also include the iPhone in the process. Continue reading ‘Integos’s Virus Barrier X5 - Malware scanner, Antivirus for iPhone 2.0′
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Panda: Mobile Phone Adware / Malware increases. Panda Security, an anti-virus firm is reporting that Adware accounted for the most malware infections in the first quarter of 2008 - and it predicts a rise in mobile phone viruses. Continue reading ‘Panda: Mobile Phone Adware / Malware increases’
F-Secure Mobile Antivirus for Sony Ericsson Smartphone UIQ. F-Secure Mobile Security(TM) 3.3 for UIQ will be available in selected Sony Ericsson UIQ devices in a trial version. Sony Ericsson and F-Secure announced a partnership agreement to “deliver mobile security for UIQ.” Under the deal, the Swedish-Japanese handset maker will preload latest version (that’s 3.3 at the moment of this writing) of F-Secure Mobile Security on select smartphones. F-Secure’s solution combines an integrated antivirus and firewall, allowing the suits to sleep better. Continue reading ‘F-Secure Mobile Antivirus for Sony Ericsson Smartphone UIQ’
iPhone Trojan Horse Malware First Discovered in 2008. It looks like an 11-year old kid decided to kick off the new year with his very own piece of iPhone malware. The package - more of a prank than a threat - poses as an “important system” upgrade supposedly needed prior to upgrading to version 1.1.3 of Apple’s firmware. The “iPhone firmware 1.1.3 prep” seems to lack malicious purpose. Problems kick in when users try to uninstall the package.
The iPhone Trojan sneaks in through jailbroken iPhones’ Installer.app and starts deleting files from your iPhone’s /var/root/bin directory upon uninstallation. Beware any Installer.app posing as “113 prep,” an update to “Erica’s Utilities.” Apparently, all the app does is display the prompt “shoes” and nothing else. And, as we just mentioned, it deletes system files when you try to uninstall the little bugger. Continue reading ‘iPhone Trojan Horse Malware First Discovered in 2008′
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