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Artcile about Mobile Malware in Windows Mobile published : Threats and Prevention September 07, 2007 [General] | By Edward J. R. Interesting article that explorers possibilities - of what malware software running in your Windows Mobile phones could do, like for example recording you secretely: Microsoft applies the Waveform Audio Functions to record and play Wav files, according to the Windows Mobile SDK. Because of the comparability between Windows Mobile and Windows, many recording APIs and codecs used by Windows can be applied to Windows Mobile—and serve as a reference for mobile malware authors. When we tested the Dopod smart phone, for example, we found that the recording quality was very high—even when the mobile was in a user’s pocket. Smart phones have limited storage space, however, so malware cannot record indefinitely. But, it could send the recorded file to an attacker via email or via the Multimedia Message Service (similar to SMS). If the attack were combined with the SMS interception technology we’ve already discussed, the malware could use SMS to activate the recording function To read the article, click here (and select article "Mobile Malware: Threats and Prevention Author: Zhu Cheng"). Please note: while Symbian - one of competitors of Windows Mobile - is susceptible with malware, by now most of the talk about malware for Windows Mobile has rather theoretical character. Since Windows Mobile phones are often used in enterprise environments and Symbian phones by consumers, the importance of security obviously is higher for Windows Mobile too!  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later)
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