Anti-virus and Other Various Protection for your phone

tsume

tsume

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It seems like with each new phone I get and every time I get anti-virus I realise that trial time keep getting shorter and shorter. I just got F-Secure Anti-Theft which I assumed would also come with anti-virus (at least a trial), but I have to pay for the anti-virus & firewall separately.

So can anyone recommend anti-virus for my Nokia N8. Will check the ovi store later.

People may also discuss they own security features and others which they recommended.
 
About F-Secure Anti-Theft: it allows you remotely lock the cellphone and in worst case wipe everything from the memory, by sending a security code. It allows you to locate the phone. And the phone can also be automatically locked if a new sim card is inserted. Which all seems good but I remember seeing on some CNN tech show that there is an app that downloads all your (or chosen) content on the phone (like contacts) when your phone is stolen which is what F-Secure lacks. Will notify if I find a similar app.
 
Anti-virus on a phone is not really necessary, especially if you only install trusted apps. I believe the N8 has remote lock and wipe functionality out of the box, but I might be mistaken (might just be the Eseries that have those two features).
 
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