SYMBOS_BESELO.A Malware Alert
Thursday, January 24, 2008
This Symbian malware infects mobile devices running Symbian OS/S60 2nd Edition.
It drops a file also detected by Trend Micro as SYMBOS_BESELO.A. It also drops two other non-malicious files.
It spreads via Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messages. It creates an MMS message with an attached copy of the .SIS installer. These MMS messages contain a copy of the malware.
This Symbian malware also spreads via Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. It arrives as a .SIS file, using certain file names.
It drops a file also detected by Trend Micro as SYMBOS_BESELO.A. It also drops two other non-malicious files.
It spreads via Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messages. It creates an MMS message with an attached copy of the .SIS installer. These MMS messages contain a copy of the malware.
This Symbian malware also spreads via Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. It arrives as a .SIS file, using certain file names.
