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Trojan:SymbOS/Pbstealer.A

First posted on 12 July 2010.
Source: SecurityHome

Aliases :

There are no other names known for Trojan:SymbOS/Pbstealer.A.

Explanation :

Also known as a trojan horse program, this is a deceptive program that performs additional actions without the user's knowledge or permission. It does not replicate.

Additional DetailsTrojan:SymbOS/Pbstealer.A is a trojan application that runs under Symbian Series 60 platform.

Pbstealer.A pretends to be utility software that compacts the phone contacts database. Instead of compacting information however, Pbstealer.A reads the contact information database and sends the contents as a text file to first Bluetooth-accessible device it finds.

While Pbstealer.A uses Bluetooth for sending phone book data, this data is pure text and cannot infect the receiving device. In order to be infected, the user must download and install the SIS installation package that contains Pbstealer.A.

For more information, see Trojan:SymbOS/Pbstealer.E.

Last update 12 July 2010

 

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