The devices don't have a lot of security. It is something that they have not managed to squeeze in. Over the weekend, a program posing as hack for the Liberty 1.1 Game Boy emulator turned out to be a Trojan horse that erased applications when users installed it on Palm personal digital assitants. Liberty Crack, as the program is known, became the first Trojan horse to affect a handheld. While the Trojan has done little damage, that could change.
Experts say it's only a matter of time before viruses and other malicious code become widespread.
The VX society wants publicity, so I have to think that a Palm virus is not far behind. The number of potential victims is growing as well. While the attack showed the possibilities for spreading viruses to Internet-connected devices, currently only a fraction of handheld and cell phone users are online, making the synchronisation process the most likely avenue for the spread of malicious code. Such is the case with the Liberty Crack Trojan horse. The program has spread because users believe it to be a way to circumvent paying for the Liberty 1.1 application, which allows them to play GameBoy games on the Palm.