irus Ponsel Already Be a Threats

Derasnya growth in the middle of a smart phone users around the world, the criminals began to zero in any virtual target to get there. Virus threat has become a scourge of computer users began to attack smart phone users who grew fourfold in the last three years.

"This is still far less in number. Our system detects around 750 new malicious programs that attack smartphone," said Nathan Wang, Director of Technology at Kaspersky Asia Pacific visit to Indonesia last week. That number is much smaller than the attacker computer malware that until the end of years ago to reach about 20 million species.

Although small, mobile phone virus is not less cruel than a computer virus. The impact of the light may only disrupt the activities and performance of devices such as Cabir, the first malicious program that attacks the phone with the Symbian operating system began in June 2004.

Cabir worm, which is the type of conduct is always scanning for other devices for mobile and active attempt to spread via Bluetooth other device. Time multimedia communication flare start, in March 2005 show music, the first virus to spread using the MMS itself. Some of them use the PC to spread themselves as Worm.MSIL.Cxover.

Later the virus also attacks to hurt financially smartphone users. For example Worm.SymbOS.Steal and the Trojan War-Spy.SymbOS.Flexispy who steal data. Trojan.SymbOS.Cardblock and Worm.MSIL.Cxover even mendelete data in memory. Even a short message such as hijack Trojan-SMS.J2ME.RedBrowser send spam, so the phone automatically.

In the 2008 holiday Imlek ago, one of smartphone users in Taiyuan, China should pay the bill that increase turbulence ulah virus. Could not, due to infection, ponselnya automatically send MMS messages in 3124 as a night. Tagihannya also list up to 10 meters.

Recently Kaspersky Lab even detect malicious programs that steal money using the mobile banking transaction via SMS. Trojan-SMS.Python.Flocker detected ago in January 2009 to send commands to transfer money between 0,45-0,90 U.S. dollars to a bank account.

"Scenario of the PC at this time is also valid in the smartphone," said Nathan Wang. The threat of viruses and the like on the smartphone with no less a threat in the personal computer.

To anticipate the attack on the smartphone virus, the antivirus developers bermarkas in Russia that provide special software Kaspersky Mobile Security (KMS). This software is designed to prevent the withdrawal mobile antivirus infected computer. KMS is supported also features a firewall for protection earlier.

Like the anti-PC, security of the scheme is through a major update signature. Kaspersky detects each time a new virus, updates will be issued so that the device safe from threats. However, with the firewall, a new threat that has not been included in the list can still be strained if the suspicious activity.

In fact, this software has also been equipped with features antimaling as compared to PC, the smartphone is easier to move the hands are moving. With this feature, the risk of theft of important data on the mobile phone can be pressed if the phone seaktu-time lost.

Presence of features antimaling important meningat survey BPMF (Business Performance Management Forum) course in 2005 showed that 25 percent of the device moves to bring important information. While the Sans Institute record 30 percent of users lose their devices every year his fists. In fact, The Technology Network Wincondin record more than 250,000 handheld lost in U.S. airports each year and about 100,000 devices found in the underground station in London.

Antimaling to activate the feature, the user must provide contact numbers in addition to the number of SIM dipakainya. If a mobile phone when hilnag and change the SIM cardnya thief, the device will automatically send SMS to the number and inform the thief used.

By sending the message to clean the number, all data stored in memory, such as SMS, contact numbers, pictures, and videos will be erased. However, while these features can only be used to remove the internal memory only. Pesna lock can also be used to lock the phone so that it can not be used.

"In the future we will be complete with GPS tracking so that the location can be a thief," said Wang.

Good features and antivirus antimaling basically provided to secure the personal data as far as possible. With this fact, it is clear that the security protection of the smartphone to be absolutely sure than careful in their communications that the free and open.