Palm OS viruses

While some viruses did exist for Palm OS based devices, very few were ever designed. Typically, mobile devices are difficult for virus writers to target, since their simplicity provides fewer security holes to target compared to a desktop.

Viruses for Palm OS

Name of Virus	Payload	Date Discovered
LibertyCrack^[1]	Deletes applications and files	August 28, 2000
PEMagic^{[citation needed]}	Erases device ROM	Unknown
Phage^[2]	Deletes applications and files	September 22, 2000
Vapor	Hides all application icons	September 21, 2000

References

^ Distributed as a Trojan in the guise of a crack for shareware program Liberty by Liberty's author Aaron Ardiri. For more information, see "Trojan hits Palm". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 21, 2001. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
^ Virus that infects handheld devices that run Palm OS. It was discovered on September 22, 2000. For more information, see

This malware-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Palm_OS_viruses
Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia.

[1] Distributed as a Trojan in the guise of a crack for shareware program Liberty by Liberty's author Aaron Ardiri. For more information, see "Trojan hits Palm". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 21, 2001. Retrieved April 28, 2017.

[2] Virus that infects handheld devices that run Palm OS. It was discovered on September 22, 2000. For more information, see

[1]

[2]

v t e Malware topics
Infectious malware	Comparison of computer viruses Computer virus Computer worm List of computer worms Timeline of computer viruses and worms
Concealment	Backdoor Clickjacking Man-in-the-browser Man-in-the-middle Rootkit Trojan horse Zombie computer
Malware for profit	Adware Botnet Crimeware Fleeceware Form grabbing Fraudulent dialer Malbot Keystroke logging Privacy-invasive software Ransomware Rogue security software Scareware Spyware Web threats
By operating system	Android malware Classic Mac OS viruses iOS malware Linux malware MacOS malware Macro virus Mobile malware Palm OS viruses HyperCard viruses
Protection	Anti-keylogger Antivirus software Browser security Data loss prevention software Defensive computing Firewall Internet security Intrusion detection system Mobile security Network security
Countermeasures	Computer and network surveillance Honeypot Operation: Bot Roast