It’s a known fact that we don’t believe anti-virus is necessary on Symbian-powered smartphones. We’re not shy about this, and frequently take the opportunity to add some reality to the often-exaggerated reports from the various mobile security companies. Thus, you can imagine my surprise when, a few weeks ago, I received an email from the [...]
Earlier this week, Smobile Systems published a press release that claims 1 in 63 Symbian smartphones are infected with some sort of virus or trojan or malware of some sort. We all know this is garbage, but it’s important to dig into the facts a little bit, to see what’s really being said. The numbers [...]
Steve Litchfield has taken the opportunity to lambast the BBC for a recent piece quoting people from Adaptive Mobile and F-Secure, two companies that conveniently offer commercial anti-virus software for S60-powered smartphones. The article goes on to warn readers of the threats of mobile viruses, particularly to the Symbian platform. As Steve correctly points out, [...]
