Palm OS viruses

{{Short description|Viruses that target Palm OS based platforms}}

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

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! Name of Virus

! Payload

! Date Discovered

LibertyCrackDistributed as a Trojan in the guise of a crack for shareware program Liberty by Liberty's author Aaron Ardiri. For more information, see {{cite news|url=http://www.inquirer.net/infotech/sep2000wk1/info_main.htm | title=Trojan hits Palm| newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|accessdate=April 28, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011221221530/http://www.inquirer.net/infotech/sep2000wk1/info_main.htm |archivedate=December 21, 2001 }}

| Deletes applications and files

| August 28, 2000

PEMagic{{cn|date=March 2014}}

| Erases device ROM

| Unknown

PhageVirus that infects handheld devices that run Palm OS. It was discovered on September 22, 2000. For more information, see [https://web.archive.org/web/20070108161650/http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2000-121918-4538-99]

| Deletes applications and files

| September 22, 2000

Vapor

| Hides all application icons

| September 21, 2000

References

Category:Palm OS software

Category:Mobile malware