Sexy View Start Threatens Smartphone

Sexy View Start Threatens Smartphone

JAKARTA - Internet security services company successfully detected a worm is the first time in history, able to frighten the user mobile phone.

F-Secure find the worm in the form of SMS capable mobile phone smart menginfeksi property users. Worm with the name Sexy View is designed in such a way to menginfeksi smartphone of any kind.

"Sexy View is the first worm sms available. Worm is assigned with the aim of collecting information or data that is in the smart phone users, which will be used for the purposes of the distribution of spam. Currently, spam on mobile phones has become big problems in the world, "said Mikko Hypponen, as quoted by Cellular News, Friday (17/4/2009).

According to Hypponen, Sexy View akan operate the withdrawal of the virus Facebook, Koobface. Worm uses all the contact address in the phone as a way to spread. They will send messages to all the addresses have to check the link that accompanies. When a target to click on this link they will be required to install an application.

When an application is installed, the worm will automatically send the information to the creator. At that time also began akan SMS spam sent.