Attacks on Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone have made headlines recently but now Windows Mobile phones are the latest target. The latest wave is a Windows CE/Mobile polymorphic “companion” virus, according to a McAfee Avert Labs blog post on Thursday. The virus is notable because it combines two different PC attack methods — one called a “companion technique” and encryption. The companion technique has been around for a while and was used in the days of DOS but not on many newer platforms. It works by masquerading as a clean executable program or file on a user’s PC so that an infected user, intending to run the original program, runs the virus. The virus also utilizes encryption, which is a common technique that allows it to evade detection by most anti-virus programs. The threat level overall is considerably lower, however, because it is easier for hackers to earn money targeting PCs than mobile environments. So, just keep checking for updates.

 

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