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Symantec AntiVirus for HandHelds
As technology becomes more and more prevalent within our lives,
technology has received an overhaul by becoming smaller and smaller,
especially for those on the go that still need to access their software,
e-mails and even games. Unfortunately for owners of PDA’s, mobile phones
and even portable gaming devices, some nefarious users have created a
variety of viruses and Trojan horses for these devices that put at risk
the software you use on these devices.
Not only can these
crudely written nasties delete your important information from these
devices but they can also compromise security, allowing others to access
these devices which in turn allows them to view your personal and
business files.
As handheld devices use
wireless technology such as infrared, Bluetooth and WiFi, these viruses
can be unknowingly transferred from one device to another, just by
walking past another person. To compound the situation, these viruses
can also be transferred when you connect your portable devices to your
computer. So what can we do?
Fortunately, Symantec
have released a very interesting software package called AntiVirus for
Handhelds that basically adds protection to your handheld devices. The
installation basically installs on your personal computer and your
handheld but first, the program downloads the latest AntiVirus
definitions from Symantec, ensuring that your device contains the latest
protection. The program will automatically update these definitions for
12-months, thanks to its LiveUpdate capabilities.
Key Features
- Runs
natively on Palm OS® and Pocket PC devices
- Renewable
annual service keeps you up to date with the
latest virus protection updates, features,
and OS compatibility upgrades
-
Auto-Protect provides real-time protection
against malicious code unobtrusively, in the
background
- Automatic
scans can check for viruses after expansion
card insertion or desktop synchronization
- On-demand
scans allow you to examine applications and
files for viruses at any time you want
- New virus
protection updates are automatically
transferred from your desktop computer the
next time you synchronize your PDA
- Wireless
LiveUpdate downloads new virus protection
updates directly to your handheld when you
have a direct wireless connection to the
Internet
- Logging
capability provides vital information you
need to take action against virus threats
- Symantec
Security Response works 24 hours a day to
discover and develop antidotes for new
viruses
In order to test the
program, we purposely installed a virus on our iPAQ before the program
was installed and once the software performed its scan of our handheld,
it automatically detected the virus and quarantined this virus.
Even when we tried to
install this virus with the software package already installed, the
program automatically detected the virus and prevented it from being
installed.
In conclusion, Symantec
AntiVirus for Handhelds is a must have software package for those users
who own handheld devices and wish to have some piece of mind while.
Definitely worth the price!
System Requirements
Windows® XP Home
Edition/Professional
- 233MHz or
higher processor
- 128 MB of RAM
Windows 2000
Professional
- 133MHz or
higher processor
- 64 MB of RAM
Windows Me/98
- 133MHz or
higher processor
- 32 MB of RAM
Required for all
installations
- 50 MB of
available hard disk space
- DVD or CD-ROM
drive
- Internet
Explorer (minimum version 5.01 required, 5.5
recommended)
- HotSync® for
installation on Palm® OS devices (minimum
version 3.0.4 required)
- ActiveSync® for
installation on Pocket PC devices (minimum
version 3.5 required)
Palm® OS 3.5, 4.x
and 5
- 230KB available
memory on device
Pocket PC
2002/Windows Mobile® 2003 for Pocket PCs
- 445KB available
memory on device
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