How to Detect a Bluetooth Worm
Bluetooth lets drivers talk safely while driving through the network from their cell phone to GPS or other host devices, but there's a problem: hackers found that worms and viruses could navigate bluetooth. Now the same security war that ravaged conventional Internet connections is going on through bluetooth. Good bluetooth security means being more creative than hackers and thinking further ahead.
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Get scanning gear. Many bluetooth device scanners on the market allow users to find and secure vulnerable bluetooth connections. Tools like BT Scanner, BlueSweep and BT Audit are some of the many options. Find the one that suits you best for your own research.
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Learn about how the bluetooth worm prioritizes target devices. Researchers say the virus finds devices in "Visible to All" mode, and selects the first one available. Know the difference between visible and invisible bluetooth connections and how to change them.
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Select an area and time for a test. Set up scanning gear and monitor the area. Review lists of devices in range and check on their visibility settings: find out if yours is vulnerable. Identify problems that would invite hackers and worms and come up with fixes.
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Look for data corruption on your device. A more low-tech way to identify a bluetooth worm or hack is to note when data gets corrupted on a device. It's a probable sign that something is wrong with the software. Particularly with cell phones, garbled data indicates that the device has been compromised.
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