Guest Reado Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Evening Boys and Girls... Just wondered if anyone could recommend any anti-virus software to me for the HTC S730 running on WM6? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neil5459 Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 I don't wish to sound facetious, but don't bother! There are currently very few viruses for teh WM platform- those that are around seem to have been created as tests by the AV companies. Also, the Smartphone platform is better protected by the inherent sofware, so it's not worth wasting valuable memory and processor resouces. If there ever seems to be a serious threat, these forums will be the first to inform you! As a precaution though, make sure you keep Bluetooth turned off, or at least Undiscoverable when you don't need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Reado Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Thanks for your feedback Neil. Much appreciated. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neil5459 Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Hope I continue never to be proved wrong on this matter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Looby Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 I think if there ever is a risk it lays with picking up a virus on a Smartphone via WiFi which is then transferred to a PC using activesync. It's a bit like modern cars where the security is so good that people are using other ideas such as using various methods to obtain the keys. PC security is now very good too. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Magnetic_dud Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 There is Avast for PDAs. But his virus database it's only 1kb big. How many virus can detect with a database that is 1024 bytes? Maybe there are 3 virus around for windows mobile :( Surely, all of 3 are just proof-of-concept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Every solution i've seen or had preinstalled seems to slow the device down. Let's cross this bridge when we come to it eh? P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dskid807 Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 I had a WM2002 pda and stuck antivirus on it and regretted it. There's no point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dragonracer614 Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 I had a WM2002 pda and stuck antivirus on it and regretted it. There's no point That must have suck alot to regret it. :D but isnt it smart to scan the file for virus first before installing it into your phone??? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neil5459 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Maybe smart but not necessary! Both the major AV players, in an article in PC PRo this moth admit there is virtually NO threat at present to WM devices. 98% of mobile threats have been in the Symbian platform, and ALL of them are related to Bluetooth propagation. There are not even 'viruses' as we know them, but 'malware' which has to be specifically installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ScreamingFalcon Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Anyone tried NOD32 for WM yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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