Roy Schestowitz wrote:
Infected PCs spew malware over 3G connections
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| Much has been written about malware capable of infecting mobile
| phones, but infected PCs spewing regular malware over 3G
| connections might be a more serious problem.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/15/3g_pc_malware/
How long before the Windows use is forbidden or a quarter of all users gets
disconnected?
Perhaps if they wrote the article properly, sooner rather than later:
``3GSM Much has been written about malware capable of infecting mobile
phones, but infected /Windows/ PCs spewing regular malware over 3G
connections might be a more serious problem.
``...
``To prevent /Windows/ malware spreading from laptop to laptop across 3G
networks, Continuous Computing markets infrastructure technology that allows
operators to rapidly deploy next generation networks, which (among other
functions) scans mobile traffic for viral code and other crud.
``As well as /Windows/ malware, SMS spam increasingly crops up as a problem.
Coward explained that mobile junk messages are a country specific problem
with the Philippines, for example, acting as a particular centre of abuse.
``...''
etc.
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