Windows Mobile and Symbian now protected by Norton

By admin at 6 April, 2008, 10:13 am

Norton, the publisher of specialist computer security solutions has developed software to protect mobile terminals Windows Mobile and Symbian against viruses, worms and Trojan horses.

According to Gartner, the number of smartphones in 2008 will exceed that of laptop computers globally. Symantec has show the potential of this mobile market.

Because if attacks against mobile phones are now more of the legend that lived - both the general public as professionals - the publisher prefers to prevent than to cure.

Thus, after F-Secure, Norton Smartphone Security protects Windows Mobile terminals (from version 5) and Symbian (S60 and UIQ 3) a powerful algorithm for analyzing the behavior questionable applications as inflows or leaving.

As with the desktop version, the software will benefit from the regular updating of virus definitions and other malware via Symantec LiveUpdate.

More than 100 malicious programs on Windows Mobile and Symbian

Symantec believes that a hundred malicious programs already exist on the Windows Mobile platform and Symbian. Beyond the simple virus slowing mobile machinery, some programs are triggered snoopwares called to the user to activate the camera or microphone of the smartphone and thus transmit conversations or images, potentially confidential or intimate.

Norton Smartphone Security also postpones the problem of exchanging files, and take control remotely via Bluetooth and connections - to a lesser extent - infrared. More generally, a firewall monitors wired connections - or wireless - in the sailing on the Internet and blocks communication ports unused.

As on the classic version, this utility lists the activities, or alerts infections in a newspaper. It immediately removes unwanted messages received via SMS or moves into a specific folder.

Encrypted files can also against malware. In addition, a version for iPhone should see the day quickly as Norton for Mac OS fate at the same time.

Norton Security smartphone will be sold during the month of April 2008, for less than 30 euros, and with updates included for 1 year.

via [businessmobile.fr]