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Mobile Viruses On The Rise - Around 400 Existing

According to a story, F-Secure has reported that about 400 mobile phone viruses exist have been detected.

Results Of Mobile Phone Virus Website Poll

The results of the poll were rather interesting.

"Have you experienced any type of mobile phone virus?"

There were a total of 133 votes.

- YES, 24% (32 votes)
- NO, 62% (82 votes)
- NOT SURE, 14% (19 votes)

While the results did not cover a massive amount of users, I feel it received a decent amount of results for all to take a look at. The surge in votes came from the AFP article which mentioned this site.

Computer and Mobile Collide

With the daily advancements in the mobile arena, it's only a matter of time until the same issues which plaque the computer world begin to grab hold of popular mobile devices.

The mobile devices are gaining features which allow their users to perform more advanced functions without being tethered to their desktop or laptop computers.

Not only are the issues of viruses foreseen, but other common issues as MMS (text message) spam may be on the horizon.

Have you experienced any type of mobile phone virus?

Yes
24% (32 votes)
No
62% (82 votes)
Not sure, but my phone is acting funny
14% (19 votes)
Total votes: 133

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Cabir on Symbian Series 60

This was the first mobile phone virus detected. Cabir infects mobile phones that are left in "discoverable" mode. If the user clicks yes, the Cabir worm will activate and show a dialog that contains the virus name, the author's initials and the group initial.