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
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Initial Rapid Release version March 9, 2006
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Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
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Initial Daily Certified version March 9, 2006
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Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
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Initial Weekly Certified release date March 15, 2006
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Moderate
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Yana Liu