Spyware first appeared on mobile phones

Called SymbOS / MultiDropper.CG by McAfee, this malicious program targets Symbian OS handheld devices, monitors incoming SMS messages, copies incoming and outgoing phone numbers. away from infected machine.

" Although there seems to be no significant impact, this software shows a big step forward for attackers ," said McAfee's Jimmy Shah, a mobile virus expert. " Instead of destroying data, they are designed to steal information and make a profit ."

According to US security firm, author of SymbOS / MultiDropper.CG intends to bring this program to others to hire and support these "customers" a personal account on the server to collect information. Information from the phone is infected.

The emergence of the above-mentioned reconnaissance software is a further proof of the trend of increasing mobile phone advantage programs, especially when the Symbian operating system for personal communication has become the universal standard. turn, allowing smartphones to function like computers, with the ability to install and operate various software.