Mobile malware

"It allows an application to do things to the device it shouldn't be able to do, such as use the network connection without a user prompt," F-Secure senior security specialist Patrik Runald told ZDNet.com.au.

Symbian S60 3rd edition is considered to offer better security than computer operating systems such as Windows because applications need a certificate from Symbian itself before they can be run. While the block on unsigned applications comes as Symbian's default setting, users can circumvent it manually, allowing the applications to run.

"This jailbreak hack allows an application to run without making this change in the settings and therefore could potentially allow a trojan/malware to bypass the security settings on a S60 3rd Edition phone despite it being set to only allow signed applications," said Runald.

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