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Bluetooth-Worm:W32/Bluetooth-Worm
| Name : | Bluetooth-Worm:W32/Bluetooth-Worm |
| Category: | Malware |
| Type: | Bluetooth-Worm |
| Platform: | W32 |
Summary
A type of worm that spreads on vulnerable Bluetooth networks.
Disinfection
Disinfection with F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus
• Download F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus from http://f-secure.mobi
• Activate the Anti-Virus
• Scan the phone and remove any components of the malware Reboot the phone to remove memory-resident components
F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus can also be downloaded directly to the mobile device
• Open web browser on the phone
• Go to http://mobile.f-secure.com
• Select link "Download F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus" and then select phone model
• Download the file and select open after download
• Install F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus
• Go to applications menu and start Anti-Virus
• Activate Anti-Virus and scan all files
Contacting F-Secure for help
If you have problems with disinfection, please consult a computer technician or send a message (and a sample) to our Response Lab. We have guidelines for sending virus samples, hoaxes and virus-related questions to F-Secure Response Lab published here:
   - http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/virusproblem/sample/
Additional Details
This is the Bluetooth-Worm General Information page.
A Bluetooth-worm is a platform-specific type of worm that propagates primarily over a Bluetooth network. This type of worm is almost always designed to function on mobile devices, which make more use of Bluetooth connectivity than computers.
A Bluetooth-worm may or may not include a malicious payload.
Due to the limitations of Bluetooth connectivity, a user must have their device's Bluetooth functionality switched on and set in discoverable mode to be reachable by a Bluetooth-worm; the user must also actively accept a transmission request from an infected device before the Bluetooth-Worm can successfully arrive on the new device.
A Bluetooth-worm is a platform-specific type of worm that propagates primarily over a Bluetooth network. This type of worm is almost always designed to function on mobile devices, which make more use of Bluetooth connectivity than computers.
A Bluetooth-worm may or may not include a malicious payload.
Due to the limitations of Bluetooth connectivity, a user must have their device's Bluetooth functionality switched on and set in discoverable mode to be reachable by a Bluetooth-worm; the user must also actively accept a transmission request from an infected device before the Bluetooth-Worm can successfully arrive on the new device.