How Cell-phone Viruses Work on The Phone

Inside this Article 1. Introduction to How Cell-phone Viruses Work 2. Cell-phone Virus Basics 3. How They Spread 4. The Damage Done 5. Protecting Your Phone 6. Lots More Information 7. See more » The first known cell-phone virus appeared in 2004 and didn't get very far. Cabir.A infected only a small number of Bluetooth-enabled phones and carried out no malicious action -- a group of malware developers created Cabir to prove it could be done. Their next step was to send it to anti-virus researchers, who began the process of developing a solution to a problem that promises to get a lot worse. Related Articles * Computer Viruses * Popular Cell Phones * Discovery.com: Tracking Cell Phones ­ Cell-phone viruses are at the threshold of their effectiveness. At present, they can't spread very far and they don't do much damage, but the future might see cell-phone bugs that are as debilitating as computer viruses. In this article, we'll talk about how cell-phone viruses spread, what they can do and how you can protect your phone from current and future threats.