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Viruses, Trojans And Worms -- Unplugged?

Posted by timothy on from the wait-for-low-earth-orbit-sats dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "This two-part article at Wireless NewsFactor examines the risks of malicious code on wireless platforms and what companies can do to combat potential threats. The gist of it is that wireless viruses/worms/trojans are unlikely to spread unchecked, and it digs pretty deep into why that is the case."

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  1. Hey! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Interesting
    How the FUCK did you do that? I just tried to cut-and-paste the source, and it killed me in the lameness filter.

    How, damn you?

  2. Re:Not a virus programmer, but... by jeffy124 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    with the number of wireless devices using Sun's Java Micro, that's an interesting thought. I know at JavaOne last June the numbers were stagering, but I dont remember what they were specifically. All I remember were CEOs from Nokia and other big name wireless companies telling how they've embraced the j2me for their products. By having the j2me on all these devices, one virus could wipe them all out quickly, much like many windows-related worms.

    But, as you say, that requires an 'in.' The J2ME inherits it's security model from the desktop version, hence wireless apps are essentially running in a sandbox that prevent and prohibit certain types of behavior, almost as if there's an anti-virus tool installed on the device.

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  3. Re:The main problem is ignorance by freeweed · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Not to sound like a troll, but shouldn't an 'experienced UNIX programmer' generally have the requisite skills to look up 'i love you virus' in Google, read that it only affects Outlook, and move on? I think a bigger problem is people's unwillingness to RESEARCH a problem themselves.

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