Antivirus for mobile phones

The programs which combat the viruses are necessary for all our computers; but now they are used not only for the computers but also for mobile phones. There are pro and cons opinions about antivirus for mobile phones. There are voices who say that this handset isn’t the best solution for the mobile phone’s security, one of the biggest mobile network from USA, Verizon Wireless doesn’t see why people should install antivirus software on their mobile phones. Although the number of viruses isn’t as big as the ones for computers, they still exist and people should protect their mobile phones. Mobile phones were and still are the perfect target for viruses.

Till now the most important viruses were created in order to demonstrate that there are viruses for mobile phones, but ordinary people don’t have access to them. Some of the antivirus producers prevent us about the risks of having a mobile phone, by saying that the number of attacks will be a higher one and the ones who have performed mobile phones will be the ideal target.

Symantec, McAfee and F-Secure were the promoters of antivirus’ software for hand set. The mobile phone operators are clearly against them and they concentrate on their networks instead of the mobile phones, in order to combat all the viruses. One of the most common viruses is the Commrrior, which spreads by sending MMS. Fortinet, which sells scanning tools for the mobile phone operators, has declared that almost 10% of the scanned MMS traffic is infected with a virus. Many of the mobile phone operators prefer scanning instead of installing antivirus software. They consider that the mobile phone market shouldn’t make the same mistake as the pc market, because now, almost all the antivirus used for pc are ineffective. Before installing an antivirus we must be sure they were installed by the mobile phone network.

Many of the mobile phones viruses can deactivate your devices and they can install other software which can produce a true damage to your mobile phone. They can even send personal information to other devices. The mistake, usually made by all the users is not paying attention to what they receive. They should read carefully all the information they receive, because all the files they receive may have an unknown source and can cause problems.

The perfect victims of the viruses are the mobile phones with a Symbian system with Bluetooth capacity. When Commarrior tries to spread via Bluetooth is very persistent and he doesn’t give up till the owner of the mobile phone accepts the message. As long as the infected mobile phone is nearby, refusing the message will get another accepting proposal. Maybe the most known antivirus for mobile phones is BitDefender Mobile Security. It is a complete antivirus which can be used both for Symbian and Windows Mobile system. BitDefender offers a complete protection because it scans all the files your mobile phone is going to receive. This application is very easy to be installed and used; a person can download it free from the Internet.

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