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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / November 2006Anti Virus
Can someone please recommend Anti Virus for Windows Mobile (MDA Vario) preferable free. Thanks > Can someone please recommend Anti Virus for Windows Mobile (MDA Vario) > preferable free. I don't think they do a free Windows Mobile version, but they do a windows & mobile bundle for 29.95 euros at... http://www.avira.com/en/products/antivir_personaledition_premium.html The standard version seems to be very fast and effective, compared to several others tested regularly at http://www.av-comparatives.org Check out the online test results, as well as perhaps the retrospective test - tests the same products 3 months later without any more updates - Avira comes out strongly again. It can be a little "keen" at times, detecting things like keygens or WGA hacks as potentially nasty, but I think its the nature of the app that gets them flagged, rather than real-world effects. > Can someone please recommend Anti Virus for Windows Mobile (MDA Vario) > preferable free. ...and try this out as well perhaps - appears to be free, although I couldn't see it on BitDefenders' own website ! http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Security/Antivirus/BitDefender- Antivirus-15888.shtml >Can someone please recommend Anti Virus for Windows Mobile (MDA Vario) >preferable free. Have you ever seen a virus that infects that platform? I haven't. Certainly wouldn't want to slow my mobile down to protect it from a non-existent threat. And yes, I know there are some viruses for it, but not in the real world.  SignatureIain the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html Browse now while stocks last! It's a requirement by the company if your going to connect to the company via VPN and access network resources. >>Can someone please recommend Anti Virus for Windows Mobile (MDA Vario) >>preferable free. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > And yes, I know there are some viruses for it, but not in the real > world. sim@saysplsnospam.com declared for all the world to hear... > It's a requirement by the company if your going to connect to the company > via VPN and access network resources. Not sure how they would find out if you didn't mind you? Google for "antivirus windows mobile" reveals 17.2 million hits, first of which seems to be real. SignatureRegards Jon >sim@saysplsnospam.com declared for all the world to hear... >> It's a requirement by the company if your going to connect to the company [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >"antivirus windows mobile" reveals 17.2 million hits, first of which >seems to be real. If it was me insisting on that requirement I'd be installing the software on your phone and making darn sure you as the end user could not stop updates or turn it off. If they want you to have A/V get them to buy it, or at least suggest what to buy, to ensure your corporate A/V will provide updates to you >It's a requirement by the company if your going to connect to the company >via VPN and access network resources. Even if there are windows mobile viruses in the wild that you are likely to catch, are they cross-platform enough to spread to your company computers? Do they not run antivirus on their network? SignatureIain the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html Browse now while stocks last! >>It's a requirement by the company if your going to connect to the company >>via VPN and access network resources. > >Even if there are windows mobile viruses in the wild that you are >likely to catch, are they cross-platform enough to spread to your >company computers? To be honest the main problem isn't they spread to other machines it's the network trafic they generate as they try and spread, might not be able to move on to another host but the blighters keep trying and swamp real traffic on the network / subnet depending on how the network is set up. >Do they not run antivirus on their network? You would hope so but..... >To be honest the main problem isn't they spread to other machines it's >the network trafic they generate as they try and spread, might not be >able to move on to another host but the blighters keep trying and >swamp real traffic on the network / subnet depending on how the >network is set up. I don't believe that even if there was a virus on your phone, it could possibly generate enough traffic to have any impact on a half-decent network. SignatureIain the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html Browse now while stocks last! |
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