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March 1 2006

A new set of mobile viruses have been discovered:

RedBrowser Mobile Java Trojan:

This is J2ME (Java 2 Mobile Edition) malware. It tries to send SMSs to the shortcode number 1615, a premium rate number in Russia

It infects:
- Nokia 9300 (Communicator, running Symbian Series 80)
- Nokia 6630 (Symbian S60 smartphone)
- Nokia 5140i (low-end Series 40 phone)
- Blackberry with J2ME support.
- Nokia 6310i - one of the first phones with Java support.

Screenshot of infected Nokia 6630 from http://www.f-secure.com

C# virus
C# virus, which spreads from the PocketPC mobile platform to a normal Win32 desktop computer.