Symbian is looking into reports of a new mobile phone virus that targets smartphones running its operating system. Mabir.A can spread as an MMS message and over Bluetooth, but it's unclear whether the mobile virus is in the wild yet.
While the current generation of viruses for mobile phones are largely a theoretical problem, their rapid evolution means they will pose a major threat in the future, security experts have warned.
Antivirus company Kaspersky is preparing to release antivirus software for smartphones that use the Symbian operating system.
F-Secure has denied overplaying the threat posed by mobile malware after the Finnish antivirus vendor issued information about a new mobile worm.
A Trojan horse discovered on Tuesday includes a fully working -- but pirate -- copy of an anti-virus application called ExoVirusStop by exoSyphen Studios.
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Today's smart phones are less about ring tones and more about extending your corporate applications well and truly into the field. Say goodbye to the deskbound worker -- and hello to a potential data and security nightmare, warns David Braue.
Skype's CEO plans to make the software an accepted part of corporate communications -- both on the desktop and on smart phones.
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