Thursday, March 10, 2011

Zeus Trojan Threatens Blackberry

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Zeus Trojan Threatens Blackberry  March 11, 2011  

 





Applications evil or trojan attack not only Android device alone, there's even reports that the malicious application benama Zeus also attacked the system that had been regarded as the safest that is Blackberry.
Zeus Trojan malware threatens BlackBerry handsets. These symptoms were reported by a computer security firm, Trend Micro. They identified variants BBOS_ZITMO.B Zeus, who stated quite difficult to be detected.
"As with the desktop variants, Zeus who is not displaying anything in the user interface device. He remove himself from the list of applications with the aim that can not be detected, "said Patrick Estavillo, an analyst at Trend Micro.
V3 reported on Wednesday (09/03/2011), so Zeus was installed in the handset, he sends a confirmation message to the administrator. In the end, the BlackBerry can be controlled infected others. The purpose of this is the Zeus Trojan monitors the user's private information, especially when users perform online banking transactions.
Then, what will happen if the BlackBerry is infected with trojan? According Estavillo, this malware allows the attacker to send malicious messages to the handset, block calls, change the administrator or turn off the mobile phone handset.
BlackBerry OS is not the only target of the attack Zeus. Estavillo not forget to warn that other variants that have similar characteristics have been trying to attack smartphone based on Symbian OS and Windows Mobile.
 


"Users are expected to make their mobile devices remain safe and vigilant in installing an application or click on a link sent the user is not known, because it might get them to download malicious applications," he warned-warned Estavillo.
According to the analysis, Zeus Trojan capable of performing the following command:
- Display SMS: SMS is not monitored will be treated as an ordinary SMS to the phone like normal SMS. - Delete / Drop SMS: SMS from hackers will not be seen by users who became victims. - Forward SMS: Sending SMS to the hacker without the knowledge of the user. - Blocking calls - Remove the calls that are blocked by user - Set Administrator: Registering as a new administrator - On / Off - Add the sender - Delete Sender - Define Sender - Block / Unblock Phone Number
So far there has been no information, how initially this malware can spread via the BlackBerry device. But it's good we use anti-virus on BlackBerry devices that we use.

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