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SMS-Worm:SymbOS/Feak

First posted on 14 March 2007.
Source: SecurityHome

Aliases :

There are no other names known for SMS-Worm:SymbOS/Feak.

Explanation :

Feak is a proof-of-concept worm that was created and publicly released by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

The source code of the worm is also available along with the binaries on the public Internet. While Feak is a fully functioning worm, its ability to spread is limited due to an included safety mechanism. The worm in its original form starts sending sms messages to everyone in the phone's contacts list if it finds a contact named "HACKME". The sms messages that are sent contain the URL to download the worm.

Last update 14 March 2007

 

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