Trojan.Mos

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: January 7, 2004
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:26:18 PM
Also Known As:: SymbOS/QDial26 [McAfee]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: EPOC

Trojan.Mos is a Symbian Series 60 Trojan horse that sends a message using the Short Message Service (SMS) to a high-cost phone number.

The program is a clone of a popular game known as Mosquitos.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version August 10, 2004
Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
Initial Daily Certified version August 10, 2004
Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
Initial Weekly Certified release date August 11, 2004

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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: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Eric Chien

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