TYPE OF VIRUSES

Timifonica. This virus was known in 2000. It was a virus that sent text messages from infected PCs to phones.

Trojan. It is considered the first virus sent from cell phone to cell phone. It was known in August 2004. The Trojan was created as an anti-piracy program the game Mosquito against illegal distribution. The virus sends itself through SMS text messages.

Cabir. This virus was known in July 2004. It was a creation of group 29a. This virus is spread through Bluetooth to accessible phones. It is spread as an SIS file (Symbian OS distribution file). Cabir attacks phones with Symbian OS. When the phone is infected it displays the message ‘Caribe’.

Commwarrior. This virus appeared in March 2005. It infects phones with Symbian OS. The Commwarrior worm spreads itself through Multimedia Messaging System (MMS) following the address book list.
Comwar. This virus worm is spread through MMS messages and Bluetooth. It also attacks phones of Symbian Series 60 OS.
Duts. This virus is the first to infect cell phones and Pocket PCs. The Duts attacks the .exe files and files that are bigger than 4096 bytes.

Skulls. If a cell phone is infected with this virus, then the desktop icons are replaced with images of skulls. The Skull makes all phone applications useless.

Lasco.A. This virus spreads through Bluetooth and also can be attached to files. The Lasco.A is a result of mistakes in cell phone program. It is also present in PCs.