Mobile Virus targets Java Phones
Posted in Kaspersky,a security software, is warning that a new mobile virus is targeting any mobile capable of running Java 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.
The malware sends data to a SMS service which charges around $5 per message.Kaspersky’s corporate communications officer,Olga Kobzareva, says that RedBrowser is a sign that virus writers are no longer targeting only smartphones.
Source: vnunet.com
