DUTS virus found in handheld window system equipment
Source: Kaspersky official news
2004.07.20.Kaspersky Labs.
The international leading information security software developer Kaspersky Lab announced that the first viral DUTS in the handheld window system has been detected. The system is one of the most common operational platforms in handheld in PDAS and Smartphones (smart mobile phones). Yeffgen Nikaskee, director of the Kaspersky Virus Lab Anti-Virus Research, pointed out: "DUTS is a conceptual verification malicious program, which indicates that the handheld window system can be infected. Our test shows this The virus can effectively spread in the handheld window environment. However, we have not expected that it will break a large area, because DUTS viruses cannot be independently propagated, it can only infect limited files, and only show their existence in the system when trying to spread "DUTS virus is written by Ratter, which is the pen name of an active virus in the International 29A organization. This organization is famous for its conceptual verification virus, including the most recent first worm Cabir for the Symbian operating system. DUTS is a typical parasitic virus, its file size is 1520 bytes. It can communicate with personal computer synchronization technology or using Bluetooth technology via email, internet, removable memory. Once the infected file will be launched, the following dialog box will be displayed: If the user clicks on "Yes", the DUTS virus will infect all executables greater than 4KB under root directory (root). Once infected, the virus will write itself to the end of the document and modify the entry path, and use a marked "Atar" empty file boot domain to prevent the dyed files from being infected again. DUTS did not show any destructive load. Yevgenney Kaspersi added: "This incident occurred in last month has caused a new opportunity for the attack on computer underground organization. Now, malicious procedures have been in another direction. Development, the first global outbreak caused by the virus of the handheld system is increasing. "The anti-virus database of the Kaspersky Lab has been updated, and the DUTS virus can be detected and conventionally cleared. PDAS users with Windows CE operating systems can be downloaded here. Can Kaspersky? Anti-virus software: http://www.kaspersky.com/homeuser? Chapter = 4157432.
