SYMBOS_SKUDOO.A
Description:
This Symbian malware arrives either as a downloaded file from the Internet or as a file copied from other mobile devices. It can be copied via Bluetooth but it has to be manually installed before it takes effect. Once a phone is affected, this malware also searches for other devices with Bluetooth capabilities so it can send a copy of itself.
It affects mobile devices running the Symbian OS with the Series 60 Platform user interface.
(Note: The Series 60 Platform is licensed by various mobile phone manufacturers including LG Electronics, Lenovo, Nokia, Panasonic, Samsung, Sendo, and Siemens.)
Some of the mobile phone models it affects are as follows:
* Nokia 3600
* Nokia 3620
* Nokia 3650
* Nokia 3660
* Nokia 6600
* Nokia 6620
* Nokia 7610
* Nokia 7650
* Nokia N-Gage
* Panasonic X700
* Sendo X
* Siemens SX1
Upon installation, it drops malicious files detected as the following malware:
* SYMBOS_CABIR.A
* SYMBOS_CABIR.C
* SYMBOS_COMWAR.B
* SYMBOS_SKULLS.I
* SYMBOS_SKULLS.F
This Symbian malware disables the application App Manager and the phone's Bluetooth settings.
Once successfully installed, it displays a Metal Gear character for its icon.
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