Malware type: Symbian

Aliases: Trojan-Spy.SymbOS.Flexispy.a (Kaspersky), Spyware.FlexiSpy (Symantec), SYMBOS/Flexispy.A.3 (Avira), Troj/FlexSpy-A (Sophos),

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Symbian OS Series 60

Encrypted: No

Description: 

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

Malware Overview

This commercial Symbian application needs user intervention to be installed on target devices. Upon execution, it prompts the user to install the application Phones. It also prompts the user to select where the said application is to be installed.

It logs phone activity, such as call details, SMS, MMS, GPRS, and email details. It then sends the gathered information to a remote server. The user may access the gathered information over the Internet.

The information-gathering capability of this application may be used for malicious purposes, thus, becoming a threat to information security.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Mar. 30, 2006 11:00:09 PM GMT -0800

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