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SYMBOS_YXES.A
Overview

Malware type: Symbian

Aliases: No Alias Found

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Symbian OS

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:


Reported infections:

Damage potential:

High

Distribution potential:

Low

Description: 

To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this malware, refer to the Behavior Diagram shown below.

SYMBOS_YXES.A Behavior Diagram

Malware Overview

This is the Trend Micro detection for a commercial Symbian application that has no propagation technique and may arrive through manual distribution by affected users. It affects mobile devices running the Symbian operating system with the Series 60 Platform user interface.

It drops non-malicious files. It is capable of terminating certain applications.

It also collects certain information, and then connects to the Internet to post all stolen information to certain site via HTTP POST. This routine risks the exposure of sensitive information.

For additional information about this threat, see:
Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Feb. 20, 2009 8:02:52 PM GMT -0800

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