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 LibertyCrackDistributed as a Trojan in the guise of a crack for shareware program Liberty by Liberty's author Aaron Ardiri. For more information, see Deletes applications and files August 28, 2000 PEMagic Erases device ROM Unknown PhageVirus that infects handheld devices that run Palm OS. It was discovered on September 22, 2000. For more information, see Deletes applications and files September 22, 2000 Vapor Hides all application icons September 21, 2000
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