Malware and Spyware Attacking Cell Phones Chris Gooch, Jessica Russell, Destiny Logan

Key Words  Malware- malicious software that is targeted to attack cell phones through viruses.  Spyware- software that reveals private information about the user or computer system to eavesdroppers.  Phishing Scam- fraudulent Web page, or text message that entices people to reveal passwords, financial details or other private data.

Key Words Continued  Trojan Horse- a program that claims to be useful but actually harbors hidden malicious code  Virus- computer code that inserts itself into another program and replicates when the host software runs.  Worm- self-replicating code that automatically spreads across a network.

Malware and Spyware  350 million Smartphones by 2009  More than 300 kinds of Malware  Bigger the system, Bigger the problem  Symbian system runs more than 70 percent of Smartphones.

Viruses and Proctective Software  RedBrowser, Cabir worm, CommWarrior  FlexiSpy spyware  “SMishing”  F-Secure, McAfee Virus Scan Mobile, Symnatec  Vulnerability of Cell Phones  Security

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