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            Antivirus for Mobile Phone


Nowadays many persons make use of their iPhone, BlackBerry and other PDAs to browse the Internet via their terminals and most of them have not yet consider making use of Antivirus software to protect them. Note that your mobile phone can be prone to a malware infection, just like your PC or Laptop, when connected to the internet; this software can be harmful to the operating system of the phone, applications, personal information, contacts and so on.

Actually there are only a few viruses and worms for mobile phones, but who knows what will happen in the future. Those viruses and worms will cause data loss, recovery of corrupted files, convey private information without your knowledge, and empty your battery in seconds.

       There are some antivirus solutions such as: 

1.) F-Secure (a solution include a firewall, antivirus, and antispyware) 

2.) BitDefender (provides permanent antivirus protection in real time)     

3.) Kaspersky (offer all the same levels of security than a PC) 

4.)  Eset (offers a proactive security software, fast and effective for protecting smartphones SMS spam, viruses, worms, adware, Trojans, spyware and other malware) 

5.)    Symantec (protect mobile phone against threat such as information theft, spam and viruses)

6.)    Avast PDA Edition (protect pocket devices (PDAs) from viruses)

7.)    Mr Web (protection of mobile devices running Symbian OS/Windows Mobile/Android)

8.)    NitQin Mobile Antivirus (provides real-time protection against viruses, malware and spyware)

9.)    Antivir (protection against spam, viruses and malware)

10.)  Mcafee VirusScan Mobile (provides real-time protection against viruses, worms and spyware Trojan horses, and battery-sapping malware)

11.)  Trend Micro (security risks that parallel those for laptop computers)