New Trojan attacks Symbian Smartphones

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Symbian enabled mobile phones are under threat. The PDA/MobilePhone's operating system has been targeted by trojan writers. It appears to be the most damaging yet for any smartphone system as it reputedly destroys data and requires owners to reformat. It was a matter of time but it's rather surprising that Symbian and not the more popular MS or Palm platforms that is being targetted. The Mabir trojan infect the phones via IRC or P2P file-sharing to a PC, then install that malicious file on the phone. The good news is that the infection cannot happen with the mere use of the smartphone. When the phone gets plugged into an infected PC, the problem arise. With this trojan it appears only a matter of time before the other platforms are targetted.