mobile phones

The first mobile threat that appeared in the year 2004, that is Cabir.A has shown that mobile phone threat is a proof-of -concept application. However, most Symbian malwares are still quite primitive and not in the form of executable code. It is able to replicate itself via Bluetooth devices supporting Symbian Series 60 user interface platform. Cabir.A has been widespread over many countries such as Malaysia, United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Russia, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. The ...

Since the introduction of Napster in 1999, Peer-to-peer applications has generated controversy through providing users with tools for sharing files, which has resulted in a large increase of traffic in fixed networks while raising piracy issues. In recent years, other application areas for legal commercial services based on peer-to-peer technology have started to appear. Advancements in capabilities for mobile phones, combined with significant improvements in mobile networks introduced the opportunity to provide mobile peer-to-peer services. This thesis explores possible application areas ...