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Title: Virus for mobile phones
Post by: AmyDazz on April 16, 2005, 02:36:15 PM

Hii...i'm new here.Just registered to this forum but has been using Avast 4.6 for quite some time.Well i like to transfer/install many apps to my cellphone which is running SymbianOS series60,so i'd like to know if Avast! be able to catch any virus for the mobile phones before i transfer to my cellphone ?? Thankss  :)

p/s: Bytheway,i'm using Nokia 7610.

Title: Re: Virus for mobile phones
Post by: xistenz on April 16, 2005, 07:00:42 PM

If you look through the list of detected viruses here: http://www.avast.com/eng/vps_history.html, you will find it detects many SymbOS viruses like SymbOS:Cabir [Wrm]. Take a look at  VPS 0510-1, 11.03.2005 especially.

Title: Re: Virus for mobile phones
Post by: DavidR on April 16, 2005, 07:06:08 PM

I doubt that you would be able to transfer avast 4 home/pro onto your mobile phone as it runs under windows and is probably a bit on the large side.

You might want to look at the avast! 4 PDA forum - http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=7.0 and see what is there.

Title: Re: Virus for mobile phones
Post by: Vlk on April 16, 2005, 07:25:45 PM

The Windows version of avast detects all known Symbian malware to date.
avast for PDA (http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_pda.html) is not yet ready for the Symbian OS platform - but will be eventually ported (it's currently being worked on).

Thanks
Vlk

Title: Re: Virus for mobile phones
Post by: AmyDazz on April 18, 2005, 04:18:33 PM

Quote from: DavidR on April 16, 2005, 07:06:08 PM

I doubt that you would be able to transfer avast 4 home/pro onto your mobile phone as it runs under windows and is probably a bit on the large side.

You might want to look at the avast! 4 PDA forum - http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=7.0 and see what is there.

I know that..that's why i ask.Nevermind though since i know that Avast can detect most mobile phones viruses, now i can scan first the files before i transfer them into my phone.

Thanksss ya'll  :)

Title: Re: Virus for mobile phones
Post by: troubleshooting on April 18, 2005, 08:29:31 PM

Quote from: AmyDazz on April 16, 2005, 02:36:15 PM

Hii...i'm new here.Just registered to this forum but has been using Avast 4.6 for quite some time.Well i like to transfer/install many apps to my cellphone which is running SymbianOS series60,so i'd like to know if Avast! be able to catch any virus for the mobile phones before i transfer to my cellphone ?? Thankss  :)

p/s: Bytheway,i'm using Nokia 7610.

I have heard that Trend Micro anti-virus..for mobile...just check their site..