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AntiVirus for Q???

kgray

Aug 30, 2006, 4:23 PM
I recently saw an anti-virus company advertising a software suite for smartphones.

I'm wondering - are viruses a real concern for the Q? I've installed a ton of 3rd party apps - and I believe that most are reputable - but would it actually be possible for any to infect my Q?

if infected - what could they do?

is this a real concern?
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kgray

Sep 6, 2006, 11:08 AM
anybody????
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kgray

Sep 21, 2006, 2:45 PM
C'mon - NOBODY has anything on this????? 😳
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dtack

Sep 24, 2006, 11:45 AM
Well, in my opinion, I believe viruses are a concern for any device that has the ability to connect to a network. Since the Q can connect to the internet, the chance of becoming infected is there, then again, if you can diminish your chances by being a smart surfer (i.e. going to only trusted sites, installing only trusted software, reading all messages, etc).

Keep in mind, that the anti-virus companies also see this as a new market and are just trying to be the first to capture it. I think you will see some of your larger cell phone providers preinstalling anti-virus software on all there mobile devices in the near future.

Just to let you know, I am currently beta testing several pieces of anti-virus software for mobile devices, so th...
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kgray

Sep 25, 2006, 11:23 AM
Thanks for the info dtack.
I've already seen a mobile product from McAfee.

http://us.mcafee.com/root/landingpages/afflandpage.a ... »

I'm curious to hear about your beta testing. Please keep us all posted.

thx.
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