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New Symbian trojan that drops Commwarrior.B and disables the phone

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New Symbian Trojan Doomboot.A

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F-secure reports about new sample of new Symbian trojan Doomboot.A that drops Commwarrior.B and breaks the phone so that it does not boot anymore.

While other trojans have dropped several different Cabir variants, Doomboot.A is the first known trojan that drops Commwarrior. And also the technique used to break the phone is new.

What makes Doomboot troubling is the unpleasant combination of Doomboot and Commwarriors effects on the phone. The Doomboot.A causes the phone not to boot anymore and Commwarrior causes so much Bluetooth tra. ...

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Sincerely yours,
Apoc