Nokia Mobile Phone Users - Beware
If you have a Nokia 6600, 6630, 6680, 7610, N70 and N72 handset, then beware! A highly malicious Worm that is targetting SymbianOS has been discovered by Fortinet. This Worm is actively spreading via mobile phone networks disguised as a multimedia file (MMS) with an evocative name: either Beauty.jpg, Sex.mp3 or Love.rm. As with most Worms and Trojans, users are unknowingly installing the malicious software onto their phones. The worm, identified as SymbOS/Beselo.A!worm, was identified by Fortinet\'s threat response team on 21 January 2008. The Worm is successful in deceiving users to install it because SymbianOS identifies files based on their contents and not their extensions. As a result, recipients of infected MMS are still presented with an installation dialogue upon \
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