FortiGuard, a security research company have recently discovered a worm which has the target phones that use operating systems Symbian S60, 3rd edition including those with Pack 1 such as Nokia N73.
Worm, known as “Sexy View”, is recognized by Symbian as Valid application. Once installed, it sends information such as codes (serial number) Telephone or Contact information of users to a server remote. The spread of this Worm is done through a address web sent through text messages (SMS) to all contacts in the telephone agenda. If the recipients click on that address, they will be infection.
So far there is no information like Sexy View would receive orders From the remote servers it contacts, but it is very likely that it will be added to the near future ”FEATURES"By those who control it. This is that of al 3-lea mobile malware Which affects Symbian OS in recent months, one of the other two "easing" for money accounts, the other dripping the messaging system.
Fortiguard announced that they had already notified Nokia In connection with this Worm, and have put up for sale a mobile-antivirus which protects the phones from it. At the same time they wanted to specify that viruses does not exploit a breach In the Symbian OS security system, but it became target due to the fact that it is the most used bone smartphone from the world.
