ZeuS Trojan now affecting BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Mobile phones

The ZeuS Trojan attack is now affecting BlackBerry
devices and has infected many worldwide, according
to Trend Micro, a security research firm. Vanishing
after being installed, the Trojan, specifically known
as BBOS_ZITMO.B, primarily hijacks the SMS ability
of the BlackBerry device, after sending an “App
Installed OK” message to a botnet administrator in the
United Kingdom.
When infected, the BlackBerry devices can perform a
list of operations as commanded by the botnet
administrator, as listed below, none of which can be
directly observed by the phone ’s user. To be noted, is
that even if tracked down and blocked, the
administrator can always forward the command
privileges to a new administrator number, with the Set
Administrator command.
Display SMS
Delete/Drop SMS
Forward SMS
Block Calls
Remove Block Calls
Set Administrator
On/Off
Add Sender
Remove Sender
Set Sender
Block/Unblock Phone Numbers
According to Trend Micro, Symbian and Windows
Mobile phones are also being affected by their own
versions of the trojan, namely SYMBOS_ZBOT.B and
WINCE_ZBOT.B.
Apart from general caution when downloading apps
or visiting webpages, Trend Micro specifically warns
people using mobile banking and commerce features to
be extra cautious. Installing antivirus applications, and
regularly updating them is always recommended.