SymbOS.Doomboot.W

SymbOS.Doomboot.W is a Trojan horse that runs on the Symbian OS, which is used as the operating system for Nokia Series 60 cellular telephones. It drops corrupted files and copies of other threats onto the compromised device.

SymbOS.Doomboot.W reportedly arrives as Ximplify Battery Extender.sis. If a user opens this file, the device Installer will display a dialog to warn the user that the application may be coming from an untrusted source and may cause potential problems.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version July 5, 2006
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version July 5, 2006
• Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
• Initial Weekly Certified release date July 5, 2006

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 0 - 49
• Number of Sites: 0 - 2
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low