Any Antivirus recommendations for Pocket PC w Windows Mobile 5.0?

Any recommendations for an anti-virus product for the Verizon XV6700
Pocket PC running Windows Mobile 5.0?

Any recommendations for other products to prevent contamination such as
from spyware?

Thanks.

Frank
Sat Aug 12 13:49:27 CDT 2006

11.08.2006 18:32, Kurt schrob:

> Any recommendations for an anti-virus product for the Verizon XV6700
> Pocket PC running Windows Mobile 5.0?

Since there exists no virus thread for such devices, there is no need for
such kind of a software (yet).

> Any recommendations for other products to prevent contamination such as
> from spyware?

Also, I've never heard of such problems yet in my five years of usage. Just
look out what software you install. Also, WM5 always asks if you launch a
file (exe/dll) for the first time.
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Kurt
Sat Aug 12 22:24:14 CDT 2006

Frank,

Thanks for the fast reply.

Unfortunately th bad guys have found the pocket pc plaform and there
are now documented cases. The safe house is no longer safe.

Kurt


Frank Steinmetzger wrote:
> 11.08.2006 18:32, Kurt schrob:
>
> > Any recommendations for an anti-virus product for the Verizon XV6700
> > Pocket PC running Windows Mobile 5.0?
>
> Since there exists no virus thread for such devices, there is no need for
> such kind of a software (yet).
>
> > Any recommendations for other products to prevent contamination such as
> > from spyware?
>
> Also, I've never heard of such problems yet in my five years of usage. Ju=
st
> look out what software you install. Also, WM5 always asks if you launch a
> file (exe/dll) for the first time.
> --
> Gru=DF | Greetings | Qapla' - http://www.stud.tu-ilmenau.de/~frst-ii/
> No user was harmed by sending this Outlook-free message.

Frank
Sun Aug 13 11:35:32 CDT 2006

13.08.2006 05:24, Kurt schrob:

> Frank,
>
> Thanks for the fast reply.
>
> Unfortunately th bad guys have found the pocket pc plaform and there
> are now documented cases. The safe house is no longer safe.

Hm... but I still think it's mostly part of the user to stay clean. For
instance: switch off bluetooth when not needed. Use an alternative browser
if there are security risks with PIE and so on...
May be there are some tools that can close ports on the PDA so it becomes
less vulnerable.
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J144
Mon Aug 14 17:42:10 CDT 2006

McAfee VirusScan Mobile is an awesome product, and has a free 30 day trial:

http://mobile.mcafee.com

Click on "Products"
Click on "Trial Products"
Click on "VirusScan Mobile"

I use it all the time and it doesn't interfere with anything, just pops up
if a virus is detected.

"Kurt" <Tabbykatt3@Comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1155313964.345675.37560@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Any recommendations for an anti-virus product for the Verizon XV6700
> Pocket PC running Windows Mobile 5.0?
>
> Any recommendations for other products to prevent contamination such as
> from spyware?
>
> Thanks.
>