Cell phone anti virus

[tlmlotshwa]

is the anti virus for cell phones really needed? which one is trustworthy? do net work operators have a downloads for them?

 

[dj_jyno]

No, it's not really necessary. Just don't open any suspicious files and keep Bluetooth switched off when you're not using it.

 

[NeonNinja]

No. Barely. Nokia's 'need' it most, because of it's platform. But rarely one get's a virus(es). They're not severe as well. Usually the worst is said to like delete all your on-phone contacts. That is likely to happen if you've hacked your Nokia as well. Which is another long, tedious proccess.

 

[Synaesthesia]

Yes, the cellphone/smartphone ecosystem is very different to the PC platform. 95%+ of PC's are running Windows on x86. This is a single monolithic target for virus writers. With cellphones the market is highly fragmented in terms of software and hardware platforms - making writing a virus very difficult and transmission of a virus nearly impossible.