Phone Virus through file sharing

[sonxEr77]

Seems popular to share audio and video today, but what are the chances of getting a virus through the process especially using bluetooth?

 

[Izak Eloff]

0% if you use Android

 

[dj_jyno]

0% if you use [-]Android[/-] common sense

Basically like any other cyber nasty you can pick up while using your computer.

 

[iDenTiTy]

0% if you use Android

Not necessarily.
One could open leave the door open if they have root access..

 

[Izak Eloff]

LOL!! That's a good one dj jyno.. Common Sense is important.

Not necessarily.
One could open leave the door open if they have root access..

I thought because it's Linux based you can't get a virus

 

[iDenTiTy]

LOL!! That's a good one dj jyno.. Common Sense is important.



I thought because it's Linux based you can't get a virus

Even Linux, my friend, can get a virus.


The fact that Linux is incredibly resilient, means that viruses are far and few between. Besides, you would need ROOT access anyway..

 

[Synaesthesia]

There are many phone operating systems and configurations, so it's very hard to write such a virus, unlike in the PC landscape where it's basically Windows, and x86.

 

[NeonNinja]

No only s60's get viruses. And they're minor ones, usually to obtain private info.

 

[dj_jyno]

only s60's get viruses.

Not at all. Here's a link to an article published in 2004: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=337069

WinCE4.Dust is the first known Windows CE virus to run on ARM-based devices running Windows Mobile Pocket PC. It was released to all major antivirus companies on July 16, 2004 by its author

 

[FiestaST]

No only s60's get viruses. And they're minor ones, usually to obtain private info.

All smartphones are susceptible to virus's if you hack or bypass the OS's restrictions...some OS's are less than others...