Threat Category: Mobile threats | Page 21

Do you think that installing Linux on an iPod is a waste of time? If you work in an anti-virus company it’s not – you’re preparing the device to play with the first known virus for iPod.

This report examines the evolution of malicious programs for mobile devices during the course of 2006.

A few thoughts

Kaspersky Lab presents the latest quarterly report on malware evolution

Tracking mobile malware proves interesting

The second part of Kaspersky Lab’s latest report provides an overview of mobile malware epidemics and flaws in mobile operating systems

This first part of this latest report from the Kaspersky Virus Lab examines the evolution of malware for mobile devices

At the beginning of 2006, writers of malicious code for mobile devices showed increased activity, they released a whole range of new malicious programs for mobile phones.

Today one of our users told us about a particular program which has been placed on a popular Russian mobile phone site. This program is allegedly designed to ‘steal money from mobile operators’.

The first quarter of 2006 marks a turning point in mobile malware development. The era of quantitative development, with its numerous, but primitive Trojans for Symbian OS has ended.

In the majority of European countries it’s possible to buy a mobile phone for very little money. In effect, the cost of the handset is subsidized by the service provider. However, in many cases, the phone will only work on a specified network.

If the user wants to put in a new SIM card, and…

We’ve just received a new sample – a program called RedBrowser, a Trojan for mobile phones which can run Java applications (JME2).

This latest report continues Kaspersky Lab’s series of quarterly reports on malware and cyber threat evolution.

Cabir attempts to infect Kaspersky Lab employee’s phone

This latest report continues Kaspersky Lab’s sequence of quarterly reports on malware and cyber threat evolution.

Reports

Kaspersky researchers analyze EAGERBEE backdoor modules, revealing a possible connection to the CoughingDown APT actor.

While investigating an incident involving the BellaCiao .NET malware, Kaspersky researchers discovered a C++ version they dubbed “BellaCPP”.

Lazarus targets employees of a nuclear-related organization with a bunch of malware, such as MISTPEN, LPEClient, RollMid, CookieTime and a new modular backdoor CookiePlus.

Kaspersky researchers analyze 2019, 2022 and 2024 attacks attributed to Careto APT with medium to high confidence.

Mobile threats

iNfector for iPod

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2006: Mobile malware

Apple’s iPhone

Malware Evolution: July – September 2006

Mobile threats – myth or reality?

Mobile Malware Evolution: An Overview, Part 2

Mobile Malware Evolution: An Overview, Part 1

Kaspersky Security Bulletin, January – June 2006: Malicious programs for mobile devices

Mobile phone trojans

News from the Mobile Front

Grey market phones – a security risk

Trojan for handsets which run Java applications

Malware Evolution: October – December 2005

Mobile malware and the Muscovites

Malware Evolution: July – September 2005

Reports

EAGERBEE, with updated and novel components, targets the Middle East

BellaCPP: Discovering a new BellaCiao variant written in C++

Lazarus group evolves its infection chain with old and new malware

Careto is back: what’s new after 10 years of silence?

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