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SymbOS.Commwarrior.J

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:
June 6, 2006
Updated:
February 13, 2007 12:56:03 PM
Also Known As:
Commwarrior.K [F-Secure]
Type:
Worm
Systems Affected:
Symbian OS


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

The phone installer displays a dialog box to warn the user that the application may be coming from an untrusted source and may cause potential problems before the .sis file is installed.

Antivirus Protection Dates

  • Initial Rapid Release version June 6, 2006
  • Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
  • Initial Daily Certified version June 6, 2006
  • Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date June 7, 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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