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Antivirus/Firewall for PDA

Sarsfield · 2006-09-24 19:22:22

I hadn't thought about this until ordering a Dell Axim today, but I assume some sort of security is required for web & mail access via PDA. Does WM5 have anything bundled? Are there freebies available like AVG & ZoneAlarm? Or is Windows Mobile so insignificant that nobody has bothered developing viruses for it?

24-09-2006 7:22pm

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Sarsfield

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I hadn't thought about this until ordering a Dell Axim today, but I assume some sort of security is required for web & mail access via PDA.

Does WM5 have anything bundled? Are there freebies available like AVG & ZoneAlarm?

Or is Windows Mobile so insignificant that nobody has bothered developing viruses for it?

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#2 24-09-2006 10:58pm

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atm, i wouldn't worry about viruses against windows mobile tbh.

any threats that have existed were mostly "proof of concept", not real threats as such.

obviously that may well change in the future given the increasing prevalence of mobile internet/email.

that being said, there do exist antivirus solutions for wm. not that familiar with them myself tbh but i'm sure handango or pocketgear do this.

hth.

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