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Security Firms Bicker Over Mobile Viruses

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the angry-hens dept.

Fijer Nrosikjen writes to mention a ZDNet article about a claim by CA that F-Secure is just spreading FUD over mobile virus code, in order to promote its product. From the article: "CA said criminals do not have an economic incentive to develop malicious code and that the risk of such attacks spreading around smart phones is minimal because of a lack of interoperability between platforms and phone models. Network services don't allow for the fast spreading of code from phone to phone, and user interaction is required for any viruses to spread, the company added. It said F-Secure has created an atmosphere of fear, uncertainty and doubt to sell its product, undermining the relationship of trust that has been established between the industry and vendors. "

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  1. ZDNet US link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Quicker than ZDNet Asia: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6097733.html/

  2. Thank god by mgblst · · Score: 3, Informative

    ... that microsoft doesn't make OS for mobile phones (or at least not all of them).

    Most mobiles run J2ME, and you can't do anything interesting in J2ME. You can't even get the whole screen on some mobiles, let alone use directory services. And because J2ME allows the phone creators to load on different modules to there phones (JSR-182, etc), you don't even know if you will be able to do something when you get to a phone. You would have to be very clever indeed!

  3. I had a phone virus. by celardore · · Score: 4, Informative

    I looked it up on the net, and out what it was. Can't remember off the top of my head though. It's purpose was to spread itself to other Nokia bluetooth enabled devices, and apparently in the early hours of the morning it would call premium rate numbers.

    Trouble was, it hammered the battery with its constant bluetooth searching that it would only last a few hours before dying. Plus the constant "bluetooth busy" symbol on the phone was a dead giveaway.

    Funilly enough, it was F-Secure that I used to get rid of it.

  4. Sir Edmund Hillary Quote: by mpapet · · Score: 3, Informative

    Reporter asks Hillary: "Why did you climb Everest?"

    Hillary: "Because it's there"

    Same story, different environment.

    --
    http://www.maxineudall.com/2010/02/should-economists-be-sued-for-malpractice.html