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SMS-Worm:W32/SMS-Worm
Summary
A type of worm that spreads using the short messaging system (SMS) technology on mobile phones.
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About SMS-Worms
An SMS-Worm is a type of worm that distributes copies of itself to new victims - in this case, mobile phones - over the Short Messaging System (SMS) of mobile telecommunications networks.
An SMS-Worm may be able to automatically send a copy of itself to every contact listed in the mobile phone's Contacts list.
Alternatively, the SMS may contain a link to a website. On clicking the link, the user may inadvertently download the worm's executable code onto their mobile phone, thereby infecting themselves. For this method to work, the mobile phone would need to have Internet-access capability.
The SMS message will typically use an intriguing message in order to lure the user into reading and forwarding it, and possibly into clicking an included link.
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Alternatively, you may be directed to this page if no description matching that specific query is currently available. You can submit a sample of the suspect file to our Response Lab for further analysis via:
• Sample Analysis System
About SMS-Worms
An SMS-Worm is a type of worm that distributes copies of itself to new victims - in this case, mobile phones - over the Short Messaging System (SMS) of mobile telecommunications networks.
An SMS-Worm may be able to automatically send a copy of itself to every contact listed in the mobile phone's Contacts list.
Alternatively, the SMS may contain a link to a website. On clicking the link, the user may inadvertently download the worm's executable code onto their mobile phone, thereby infecting themselves. For this method to work, the mobile phone would need to have Internet-access capability.
The SMS message will typically use an intriguing message in order to lure the user into reading and forwarding it, and possibly into clicking an included link.
More
For more information, see Encyclopedia: Worm.