- From: Lisa LaNell Mauldin <lisamauldin@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 11:26:51 -0500
- To: <www-mobile@w3.org>
VIRUS TAKES AIM AT PALM PDAs Software companies have reported that the first virus to target the Palm operating system has been discovered. The bug, which uses a "Trojan horse" strategy to infect its victims, comes disguised as pirated software purported to emulate a Nintendo Gameboy on Palm PDAs and then proceeds to delete applications on the device. The virus does not pose a significant threat to most users, says Gene Hodges, president of Network Associates' McAfee division, but signals a new era in technological vulnerability: "This is the beginning of yet another phase in the war against hackers and virus writers. In fact, the real significance of this latest Trojan discovery is the proof of concept that it represents." (Agence France Presse/New York Times 29 Aug 2000) http://partners.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/08/biztech/articles/30palm-virus .html
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