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SymbOS.Cardtrp.AD

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: May 24, 2006
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:55:41 PM
Also Known As: Cardtrp.AD [F-Secure]
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Symbian OS



SymbOS.Cardtrp.AD is a Trojan horse that runs on the Symbian OS, which is used as the operating system for Nokia Series 60 cellular telephones. It disables some applications installed on the device and drops threats onto the device's memory card, which can compromise computers running Windows.

The Trojan reportedly arrives as Juggler Anti Virus®.sis. When a user opens this file, the phone installer will display a dialog to warn users that the application may be coming from an untrusted source and may cause potential problems.

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version May 24, 2006
  • Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
  • Initial Daily Certified version May 24, 2006
  • Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date May 24, 2006

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

Threat Assessment

Wild

  • Wild Level: Low
  • Number of Infections: 0 - 49
  • Number of Sites: 0 - 2
  • Geographical Distribution: Low
  • Threat Containment: Easy
  • Removal: Easy

Damage

  • Damage Level: Low

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Yana Liu
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