You know a platform is getting popular when there are hacks and cracks, and of course trojans and viruses for that particular platform. Symbian is the latest. Mobiletracker is running a story onTrojan horse for the Series 60 phones.Sophos, an anti-virus maker, has warned of a trojan horse for Nokia Series 60 smartphones. The virus is dubbed Mosqit-A and appears to be a hacked version of the Mosquitos game.
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7:17 AM PT
It just had to happen. And with so little attention given to mobile phone security, this Mosqit-A trojan seems quite benign in comparison to some other potentially deadly trojans.