Malware and Spyware Attacking Cell Phones

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Malware and Spyware Attacking Cell Phones

• Chris Gooch, Jessica Russell, Destiny Logan

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Key Words

• Malware- malicious software that is targeted to
  attack cell phones through viruses.
• Spyware- software that reveals private
  information about the user or computer system to
  eavesdroppers.
• Phishing Scam- fraudulent Web page, e-mail or
  text message that entices people to reveal
  passwords, financial details or other private
  data.

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Key Words Continued

• Trojan Horse- a program that claims to be useful
  but actually harbors hidden malicious code
• Virus- computer code that inserts itself into
  another program and replicates when the host
  software runs.
• Worm- self-replicating code that automatically
  spreads across a network.

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Malware and Spyware

• 350 million Smartphones by 2009
• More than 300 kinds of Malware
• Bigger the system, Bigger the problem
• Symbian system runs more than 70 percent of
  Smartphones.

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Viruses and Proctective Software

• RedBrowser, Cabir worm, CommWarrior
• FlexiSpy spyware
• SMishing
• F-Secure, McAfee Virus Scan Mobile, Symnatec
• Vulnerability of Cell Phones
• Security

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Conclusion