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-Priyanka Rathod

Mobile viruses and security

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What is the common communication medium among us?????????

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A cell phone

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Cell phone viruses and security.

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The technology of cell phones.VirusesHow cell phone viruses work.Difference with pc virus.Different types of cell phone viruses.Threats.Security issue.

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(.)Analog network.

(.)Digital network.

The technology of cell phones.(NETWORK)

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Today all provider has switched to digital network and only a few of them are still running analog network.

Analog network

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FDMA(Frequency division multiple access).

CDMA(Code-division multiple access.TDMA(Time division multiple access).GSM(Global system for mobile

communication).

Digital networks.

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Cell phone virus are electronic programs that attacks the cell phones PDA (personal digital assistant) devices and malfunction s/w that are running cell phones.

How they spread? Internet download. Bluetooth wireless connection. Multimedia messaging service.

Viruses

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Unnecessary call/sms/mms.Send private information.Cause phone to work slowly.Wipe out contact book and other

information. Installs “false” application

Threats by cell phone malware…

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Although similar oses are being used differences exits:

Lesser user of cell phones are “tech literate”

Implies that it is difficult to “rollout security patches” to phones already sold.

Cell phones are always connected and “switched on”

“Environment” keeps changing

Differences with pc

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On positive side:A malware for 1 type of phone may not necessarily be able to infect other.

Cell phone malware not yet causing severe harm:

At most they increases users billing Cause the cell phone to stop working

Differences…………..

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Timifonica CabirCommwarriorComwarDutsSkullsLasco.a

Different types of known cell phone viruses

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First cell phone worm.Spread vector-Bluetooth.• Infected file-cabre.sis15 new variants exits.

CABIR

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Location tracking Camera and microphone bugLeaking sensitive informationAttack on cell phone service provider.

Futuristic threats

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The generic security issues…

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The best way to protect phones from cell viruses is the same way you protect your PCs from computer viruses.

Never open anything if you don’t know what it is…..

Security issues……….

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Turn off Bluetooth discoverable modeKeep your cell phone in hidden mode.

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WWW.GOOGLE.COM

WWW.WEKIPEDIA.COM

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