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2 March 2007

Kaspersky product protects mobile phones using Symbian and Windows Mobile operating systems

With the growing popularity of mobile phones and mobile-based gambling, the need for effective safety measures to shield handhelds from viruses and spam abuse has become critical, and this week a new product in this line debuts.

British internet and mobile security specialist firm Kaspersky Lab has released Kaspersky Anti-Virus Mobile, an up-to-the-second product that protects mobile phones using Symbian and Windows Mobile operating systems (smartphones) against mobile malware.
Kaspersky claims that its Anti-Virus Mobile is a fully functional, integrated security solution that protects smartphones from malicious programs and unsolicited SMS/MMS messages and includes a range of new technologies and features that improve the program’s performance and make it more user-friendly.

Anti-Virus Mobile uses a combination of real-time antivirus protection and on-demand scanning to protect against threats, and also provides protection from unwanted SMS/MMS messages by blacklisting undesirable phone numbers. Real-time antivirus protection monitors wireless connections and scans EMS/MMS messages, as well any data received from a PC during synchronization. Its flexible settings allow the user to view the phone’s antivirus status as well as the event log, which records all actions performed by the program.

Included in the program is an antivirus database update feature which ensures that the smartphone is protected against the latest malicious programs. Updates can either be installed automatically by a built-in scheduler, or on demand. Database updates are downloaded via WAP or HTTP from Kaspersky Lab servers. Kaspersky Anti-Virus Mobile takes advantage of advanced features available in today’s smartphones: the device’s built-in web browser can be used to download updates and view information about any malicious programs detected.

Kaspersy spokesmen say with confidence that compared to previous versions of mobile phone protection systems, the new-generation solution offers significantly enhanced functionality based on a much more extensive set of tools that process scan objects and protect from IT threats. Kaspersky Anti-Virus Mobile includes a number of previously unavailable features, such as scanning of individual objects (files or folders) and isolation of infected objects in quarantine storage to prevent deletion of important information. The antivirus protection is more effective thanks to a system of unpacking and scanning the contents of .sis files, which are often used by cybercriminals for distributing malicious code.

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