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TREND MICRO WEEKLY VIRUS REPORT:
Friday January 27, 2006  

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1. Trend Micro Updates - Pattern File & Scan Engine Updates
2. Sending Mobile Malware - SYMBOS_SNDTOOL.A (Low Risk)
3. Top 10 Most Prevelant Global Malware
4. Online Survey for NetApp Filer Customers - Give us your Feedback

1. Trend Micro Updates - Pattern File & Scan Engine Updates
  • Pattern File : 3.181.00
  • Scan engine : 8.000

    2. Sending Mobile Malare - SYMBOS_SNDTOOL.A (Low Risk)
    SYMBOS_SNDTOOL.A is Symbian malware that affects mobile devices running the Symbian operating system with the Series 60 Platform user interface. This malware is currently spreading in-the-wild and infecting the following phone models:

    Nokia 3600
    Nokia 3620
    Nokia 3650
    Nokia 3660
    Nokia 6600
    Nokia 6620
    Nokia 7610
    Nokia 7650
    Nokia N-Gage
    Panasonic X700
    Sendo X
    Siemens SX1

    Once installed on an affected mobile device, it drops files in a specified drive of the affected phone. It then searches for online Bluetooth devices and sends to the first online device it finds the following possibly-malicious file specified in PATH.TXT:

    LE:\pbcompressor.Sis

    (Note: LE is not a valid path for the Symbian platform.)

    If you would like to scan your computer for SYMBOS_SNDTOOL.A or thousands of other worms, viruses, Trojans and malicious code, visit HouseCall, Trend Micro's free, online virus scanner at: http://trendnewsletter.rsc03.net/servlet/cc5?lgLQDDAQTVrjxpuipjLuLKpHQJhuV2VU

    For additional information about the SYMBOS_SNDTOOL.A please visit: http://trendnewsletter.rsc03.net/servlet/cc5?lgLQDDAQTVrjxpuipjLuLKpHQJhuV2VW

    3. Top 10 Most Prevelant Global Malware
    (from January 20 to January 26, 2006)
    1. WORM_GREW.A 
    2. SPYW_DASHBAR.300 
    3. SPYW_GATOR.F 
    4. HTML_NETSKY.P 
    5. WORM_MOFEI.B  
    6. WORM_NETSKY.P  
    7. EXPL_WMF.GEN  
    8. ADW_TBARWIN32.A 
    9. ADW_SLAGENT.A  
    10. JAVA_BYTEVER.A  
    4. Online Survey for NetApp Filer Customers - Give us your Feedback

    In an effort to better understand your needs and satisfaction of our products and services, if you are a Trend Micro customer who uses NetApp Filer but no antivirus, we are inviting you to participate in an online survey regarding your experience with Trend Micro.

    This survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Just click on the following link to get started:
    http://trendnewsletter.rsc03.net/servlet/cc5?lgLQDDAQTVrjxpuipjLuLKpHQJhuV2VY

    By completing this survey, you will automatically be entered into a drawing to win one of five Chinese lazurite artifacts.

    The deadline to complete the survey is February 15, 2006.  

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