__/ [ Doug Mentohl ] on Friday 19 January 2007 17:01 \__
> "A leading mobile security researcher has unveiled a new
> proof-of-concept exploit targeting an unpatched Windows Mobile
> vulnerability that has been publicly disclosed for over six months"
>
> "According to Mulliner, the user only needs to view the MMS message to
> trigger the exploit he developed"
>
> http://www.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=5865&nt=IT%20/%20Telecom
Windows Mobile is as secure as Windows on the desktop. They share the same
rotten DNA.
Microsoft doesn't deny Windows Mobile flaw
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| Microsoft has refused to deny that the most recent version of
| Windows Mobile leaves data poorly secured on handsets.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39284532,00.htm
Airscanner Vulnerability Summary: Windows Mobile Security Software Fails the
Test
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| Since developers are not in a hurry to keep their users information
| secure... we feel compelled to publish - with exclusivity granted to us
| by author till August 21, 2006 - an article, that reveals various
| problems with Windows Mobile software from various software vendors!
| This article is a "must read" for any serious user of Windows Mobile...
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http://msmobiles.com/news.php/5474.html
"Insecure and Buggy", the article calls it.
Smartphones get a firewall
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| V3 will only run on the latest Windows Mobile 5 and Symbian 9.1
| systems though, the rationale being that as the market grows so
| fast, they will be the bulk of malware-targeted systems very soon.
|
| [...]
|
| The Windows release is out now and the Symbian one will follow early in
| 2007. The software costs $35 (£20), which includes a year's updates and
| service.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/14/trendmicro_mobile_sec/
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