Understanding the spreading patterns of mobile phone viruses

Presented by Sundararaman Natarajakumar

29.06.2012Submitted to

Prof.Dr. Eduard Heindl

Agenda

• Introduction• Virus categorization• Spreading patterns of mobile phone viruses• How to prevent mobile viruses• Conclusion

Introduction

• Overview of Mobile Phone devicesTraditional phonesSmart phone

• History of Mobile Phone virus29A group developed ‘Carbie’ for symbian OS

2004-2005 Time line

What mobile phone viruses can do?

• Loss of vital information• Disable basic phone functions• Prevent you from installing antiviral software• Lock memory card• Abnormal loss of phone battery charge

Virus Categorization

• Cellular Network• Bluetooth• Internet• USB/Active Sync

Spreading patterns

• BluetoothVulnerability: 10m to 30m

Spreading patterns

• MMSReaction time: 2min

Spreading patterns

• Hybrid Combination of Bluetooth & MMS3 times faster than MMS virus

Spreading patterns

How to Prevent mobile viruses

• Aware of file you download through Bluetooth• Use Bluetooth Judiciously • Never open messages from unknown sender• Never install unknown programs • Ensure you have a antivirus program• Download files from official websites• Delete infected applications and re-install

Conclusion

• Constant threat from viruses• Be proactive• Educate the mobile users of possible threats• Promotion of antivirus tools