SymbOS.Commwarrior.D

Risk Level 1: Very Low

Printer Friendly Page

Discovered: March 9, 2006
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:51:48 PM
Also Known As: Commwarrior.D [F-Secure], ComWar.M [Panda]
Type: Worm
Systems Affected: EPOC


SymbOS.Commwarrior.D is a worm that runs on Series 60 phones. It attempts to spread using Bluetooth and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messages, and Multimedia Cards (MMC) as a randomly named .sis file.

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version March 9, 2006
  • Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
  • Initial Daily Certified version March 9, 2006
  • Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date March 15, 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: Moderate

Damage

  • Damage Level: Low

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Yana Liu
Search by name
Example: W32.Beagle.AG@mm
Learn more about Zero-Day / Operation Aurora / Hydraq
Symantec DeepSight Screensaver