nokia implements anti virus to phones
23-09-2004, 23:48
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nokia implements anti virus to phones
nokia's next phone to be released in october, the nokia 6670 'smartphone' is to have a version of f-secure's anti virus protection software, although the phone will not be shipped with the software users will have to download it from the f-secure website, those wanting updates will have to pay an additional fee per month.
source: yahoo news
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...pcworld/117904
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24-09-2004, 00:45
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yo well dat iz nokia 4 u innit i iz a wikid chav innit lol lol lol n i iz mngd 2 wrk da nokia now innit lol lol
Seriously, what are the chances of getting a mobile phone virus though?
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24-09-2004, 12:58
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Re: nokia implements anti virus to phones
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Originally Posted by nffc
Seriously, what are the chances of getting a mobile phone virus though?
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They're on the way 
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=13694
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24-09-2004, 13:14
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Re: nokia implements anti virus to phones
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Seriously, what are the chances of getting a mobile phone virus though?
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One of my patients had her bluetooth phone shafted by one, it was a dialler 
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24-09-2004, 14:07
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One of my patients had her bluetooth phone shafted by one, it was a dialler |
Isnt it only the multifunction phones such As XDA and its smaller siblings that are vulnrable at the moment though?
e.g. My SE T610 is immune at the moment.
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24-09-2004, 14:16
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Originally Posted by Ramrod
One of my patients had her bluetooth phone shafted by one, it was a dialler |
But with BT don't you have to have it activated and accept the file transfer? What a fool...
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24-09-2004, 14:19
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Re: nokia implements anti virus to phones
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But with BT don't you have to have it activated and accept the file transfer? What a fool...
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usally yes, but if you have authentication switched off...
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24-09-2004, 14:23
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usally yes, but if you have authentication switched off...
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Even with authentication switched off you still have to activate the antenna, infact that just makes it doubly stupid of you have the antenna activated.
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24-09-2004, 14:23
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Re: nokia implements anti virus to phones
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Isnt it only the multifunction phones such As XDA and its smaller siblings that are vulnrable at the moment though?
e.g. My SE T610 is immune at the moment.
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But with BT don't you have to have it activated and accept the file transfer? What a fool...
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I have no idea..... 
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24-09-2004, 14:30
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Re: nokia implements anti virus to phones
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Even with authentication switched off you still have to activate the antenna, infact that just makes it doubly stupid of you have the antenna activated.
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dunno, mine let me in straight away when i was doing it between phone and pc
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24-09-2004, 14:45
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Re: nokia implements anti virus to phones
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dunno, mine let me in straight away when i was doing it between phone and pc |
Maybe thats not a standard option then, seems wierd that they would leave that out of the config for some phones considdering the enormous power drain bluetooth has. Though that might explain why I found so many phones with no authentification. when I scanned the cafeteria where I work.
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24-09-2004, 16:55
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Re: nokia implements anti virus to phones
I normally have my Bluetooth off completely unless I am actually on the internet...
And - yup - doing the internet with my phone sucks the life out of it 
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