Europe : Symantec has launched what seems to be the first smartphone security software to protect against mobile threats. It costs under £20 and works fully with Windows Mobile and Symbian OS devices. Norton Smartphone Security is available and can be bought at www.symantecstore.co.uk. The details are as follows :
Key Technologies
- Antivirus
- Firewall
- SMS Antispam
Key Benefits
- Protects against viruses and other threats—Prevents malicious threats from entering your smartphone and compromising your privacy.
- Minimizes SMS spam—Blocks short text and multimedia messages from unknown senders.
- Blocks snoopware from turning on your camera—Prevents intruders from entering and exporting data from the mobile phone.
- Mobile Antivirus
- Mobile Firewall
Features
- Advanced protection: Award-winning Norton AntiVirus™ technologies automatically scan, detect, and quarantine harmful viruses, worms, and mobile spyware in individual files, file archives, and applications.
- SMS antispam protection: Short messages (text and multimedia) from unknown senders are blocked.
- Real-time protection: Enhanced firewall blocks hackers, intrusions, and denial-of-service attacks.
- The Symbian® and the Microsoft® Windows Mobile® platforms are supported.
- Easy-to-use interface: You can easily manage and schedule antivirus scans and protection updates*, set the firewall protection level, and manage which files are encrypted.
- On-demand scans allow you to check for viruses in individual files, file archives, and applications.
- The device is protected against malicious code downloaded from the Web, sent via email or a Wi-Fi connection, or beamed via Bluetooth or infrared ports.
- Product and virus definition updates are delivered wirelessly via LiveUpdate™.*
- The application is optimized to preserve your smartphone’s performance.
- An activity log shows all recently logged events to help make you aware of potential risks.
- User alerting allows you to respond quickly to potential threats.
Operating system
- Windows Mobile® 5.0 Pocket PC/Smartphone
- Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional/Standard
- Symbian™ OS 9 (Series 60 Version 3, UIQ 3.0)
Device requirements
- Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition and 6.0 Professional: 1.8 MB of storage
- Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone and 6.0 Standard: 1.7 MB of storage
- Symbian OS 9 (Series 60 Version 3, UIQ 3.0): 1.1 MB of storage
PC requirements
- Microsoft® ActiveSync 4.1 or later (for use with Windows Mobile phones)
- Nokia® PC Suite (for use with Symbian OS phones)
