The company's Trend Micro specialists have found Malware Sexy Space (or SYMBOS_YXES.B), which steals from the phone user's personal information, network information and then communicates with «their» site, which then transmits the received data.
According to experts, the virus is able to send promotional SMS-messages, using the subscriber's contact list. The text of these messages are taken from the same malicious site - botneta intended for mobile platforms.
The latest versions of Symbian OS using the additional methods of protection, as the signature of a formal application to the application of the certificate. The presence of this signature means that the program is tested by, the organization of Symbian Signed and is safe for use.
However, as experts reported, the virus has bypassed the protection of the OS, as well as Sexy Space is a signed application.
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