Recently mobile malwares have become more and more prominent as smartphones are in the rage now. Recently there is a new Transmitter.C mobile malware that affects Symbian phones. The malware upon execution attempts to automatically spread by SMS-ing hundreds of messages linking to a web site where a copy of it can be found.
The malware can even detect the language of your phone and sends out the message in different languages.
So far, the only harm this virus does is to make more money for the telcos as your free SMSes will be all but depleted by the virus's relentless sending of SMSes. However, who knows what else it can do if it can commands the phone to send SMSes without a copy being in the Sent box.
This virus currently camouflages itself in a normal third party mobile phone software ”Advanced device locks” so beware of it. You can read more about this new malware here.
In a way, I'm a little relieved that you cannot programatically auto-send SMSes for the iPhone. :)
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