MMS virus guns for Nokias

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It was only a matter of time.



Another piece of mobile malware has been found in the wild. It spreads via MMS messages, and only infects Nokia mobiles.

The malicious software, dubbed "CommWarrior", takes aim at the version of the Symbian operating system running on Nokia Series 60 handsets.

CommWarrior attempts to spread by sending messages via Bluetooth wireless connections and Multimedia Message Service ? different from the Cabir virus, which only used Bluetooth to proliferate.

While many modern phones are capable of sending MMS messages CommWarrior only affects Nokia Series 60 phones.

CommWarrior infects the telephone directory software in the Nokia handsets. It randomly selects one directory profile at a time and sends a copy of itself to that person.