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Cold Fusion Posts: > 500

Hey guys i found a anti-virus here : http://waping.org/apps/system/
but somehow it doesnt work good for me so can u guyz try and tell me??
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Posted: 2007-10-08 16:27:49
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Ranjith Posts: > 500

i dint check the link....but the do Java phones really need an anti-virus?
i mean is there any virus tht affect Java OS?

R
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Posted: 2007-10-08 16:34:15
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chuksy Posts: 224

If it doesn't work good for you,what makes u think it will for others.Just a thought.
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Posted: 2007-10-08 16:37:32
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tranced Posts: > 500

the only AV i saw there was the kapersky, and it only works with computer as far as i know
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Posted: 2007-10-08 16:47:31
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gola Posts: > 500

java phones can't be affected by viruses,they are naturaly immune...

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Posted: 2007-10-08 17:38:13
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Symbiangeeza Posts: 42

@Ricky.As far as i'm aware there isn't any malware that'll affect java phones.In fact antivirus apps are really pointless in smartphones as you get a prompt like "install skulls,etc, etc" so you'd have to be stupid to go ahead.

This message was posted from a N70-1
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Posted: 2007-10-08 17:42:51
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Cold Fusion Posts: > 500

Ok tnx for the info
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Posted: 2007-10-09 02:51:08
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max_wedge Posts: > 500

On 2007-10-08 17:42:51, Symbiangeeza wrote:
@Ricky.As far as i'm aware there isn't any malware that'll affect java phones.In fact antivirus apps are really pointless in smartphones as you get a prompt like "install skulls,etc, etc" so you'd have to be stupid to go ahead.

This message was posted from a N70-1

Actually there is a virus which affects java phones, and a few that affect symbian and a few that affect pocketpc.

This is the j2me virus:
http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/redbrowser_a.shtml

Of course you have to be stupid enough to fall for the social engineering. But 50% of PC viruses work the same way. Example: an email saying "click this link to validate your security"

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Posted: 2007-10-09 04:53:18
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razec Posts: > 500

@Max

Seriously i haven't encountered viruses on my old J2ME phone along with the M600 which runs Symbian UIQ 3

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Posted: 2007-10-09 06:00:44
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max_wedge Posts: > 500

well I have. I've never encountered the redbrowser virus (a j2me virus) but I have been prompted via bluetooth on many occassions by s60 handsets infected with the cabir virus. Of course if I accept the cabir virus it won't affect my phone since it's not symbian, but it shows that the cabir mobile phone virus is in the wild and reasonably prevelent.

http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/cabir.shtml

Anyway, I'm not arguing that anyone needs AV, I was just correcting the statement that there are no viruses for J2ME. The fact is neither j2me nor s60 viruses can infect a phone without the user having to accept a security prompt first. For someone to actually get infected is due to their own carelessness.

If you leave your bluetooth off all the time you likely will never have encountered the cabir virus, but if you leave you BT on all the time (as I do), then in public places you will occasionally get a prompt from an s60 asking you to accept 3kjhf8y58hr8329.sis (the name changes eachtime).

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[ This Message was edited by: max_wedge on 2007-10-09 05:46 ]
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Posted: 2007-10-09 06:42:31
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