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Cell Phone Virus Threat Overblown

An anonymous reader writes "Symantec has come under fire for claiming that 73 percent of smart phone users are aware of viruses and attacks aimed at their handsets. Wireless company WDSGlobal described this as a scaremongering tactic, with its spokesman saying: 'If you look at the viruses out there, currently there are about 14 core viruses, the majority of which are fairly benign. They are mostly developed as "proof of concept" to warn manufacturers of handsets and operating systems or the antivirus industry about potential vulnerabilities.' But Bruce Schneier, chief technology officer at Counterpane Internet Security, believes mobile viruses and attacks shouldn't be discounted altogether, though he believes they aren't currently registering on any significant scale."

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  1. One for the ladies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I want to wash your foot in my mouth. Use my head like a shoe. Shove my pathetic tongue between those sticky toes. Stomp my puny cock and balls under your rough heels. Seriously I don't love you, I just love your peds.

  2. FUCK COMMIE CELL PHONE VIRUSES by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Bunch of commie fag virus writers.