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- FatShady, on 02/28/2008, -1/+19Yeah, we definitely shouldn't bring up the single largest point of failure for the device that you just FTW'd. Because, you know, that would destroy your whole argument.
- italics, on 02/28/2008, -1/+17Security is extremely relative. Every operating system is vulnerable for "targeting." The iPhone has trojans too: http://www.iphoneworld.ca/news/2008/01/07/the-firs ...
- chris9902, on 02/28/2008, -3/+19Wouldn't surprise me if McAfee wrote it just to sell some ***** mobile anti-virus software (do they even have that?)
- Endeavour3d, on 02/28/2008, -2/+17Buried for iphone hyping for no reason. There are other phones besides the iphone that don't run Windows Mobile and have no viruses either, such as Nokias, and they "Just Work" too. They also have 3G support and wifi, and you can load applications and get them unlocked retail. Also, Windows Mobile has been out for years and there is only a handful of malware for them, the only reason why people are only now starting to write trojans is because of the increase in usage. Say what you want about Windows or Microsoft, even though it's ***** compared to other OSes, the fact of the matter is that since it is an open platform, like regular windows, and so it is easy to make applications for good or ill. The more people that use it, the more likely someone will take malicious advantage of it. I guarantee that if millions of people used the iphone, given time, you would start to see trojans appear too.
- FatShady, on 02/28/2008, -2/+15This is a trojan, not a virus, numbnuts. Remember the rogue installer.app package that ***** up people's iPhones about a month ago? Same basic principle - if you run random programs, you're eventually going to run one that does something bad.
- DefaultGen, on 02/28/2008, -0/+12"The Trojan was packed inside a number of legitimate installation files and distributed widely. It has been distributed with Google Maps, applications for stock trading, and a collection of games."
- ablacksunrise, on 02/28/2008, -4/+15This is for Windows Mobile not regular windows... so it would be like Durex targetting horny guys with tiny penises.
- luchid, on 02/28/2008, -0/+6YOUR.
- erics287, on 02/28/2008, -1/+7Opera mini 4 ftw
- bjornski, on 02/28/2008, -1/+6With the passion of many iPhone users, I think they already are.
- johnmatias, on 02/28/2008, -2/+7DO NOT WANT
- inactive, on 02/28/2008, -2/+7Installs via a memory card? What are the chances the trojan is going to be on your memory card to begin with?
- chris9902, on 02/28/2008, -0/+5wow, you really showed them.
- idiotwithastick, on 02/28/2008, -1/+6So vendor lock-in makes the iPhone more secure? No thanks.
- merwin, on 02/28/2008, -1/+6"The SDK will provide secure applications" haha, famous last words
- inactive, on 02/28/2008, -6/+11I have windows mobile 6 but I don't surf the internet, even with my unlimited data plan. ***** IE.
- Cyber_Akuma, on 02/28/2008, -0/+4Ok, so how about some actual details on this thing, or how to tell if you are infected?
- tails5280, on 02/28/2008, -1/+5and by "unearthed" they actually mean released...
- FatShady, on 02/28/2008, -3/+6I think you need to pay better attention. It's a trojan, not a worm or a virus. It works by tricking the user into running it. It doesn't matter what OS you're running, if you're stupid enough to just run any program you come across, you're going to break something.
- Ryosen, on 02/28/2008, -0/+3Opera Mobile might be a better choice over Opera Mini. Mini also surfs through a proxy server which re-renders a site's HTML, versus Mobile which renders a page as-is, natively. Mini seems to do a better job of rendering, however, while Mobile support Flash and deals with javascript better.
As for invoking IE to download files, this is because Mini was written in Java and, on many portable devices, Java is restricted from accessing the native file storage, whereas the built-in browser is not. On Windows Mobile devices, the built-in browser is IE, while on many phones it's other browsers such as NetFront. Since local file access cannot be counted to exist on all platforms, Mini invokes the local browser. - inactive, on 02/28/2008, -2/+5Android will bury WM once and for all.
- bjornski, on 02/28/2008, -0/+3An open SDK and coming flood of 3rd party applications will fix that.
- ablacksunrise, on 02/28/2008, -1/+4Software? What happened to global domination?
- hadak, on 02/28/2008, -0/+2Indeed.
- Fergy, on 02/29/2008, -0/+2"If you are pocket pc has decent specs:"
I think nobody but Yoda could understand your rambling. - dulymachine, on 02/28/2008, -2/+4"Can't be deleted"? Sounds rather dubious.
- neodorian, on 02/28/2008, -0/+2Opera Mini
Opera Mobile
Netfront
Just to name a few - lateralus, on 02/28/2008, -4/+6penii
- oavina, on 02/28/2008, -0/+2No, but Kapersky does; I haven't tried the product myself, but if they offer it maybe because they know that it will not be long before viruses start targeting mobile devices.
- neodorian, on 02/28/2008, -0/+2minimo is terrible. try Opera Mini 4 or netfront
- thailand1972, on 02/28/2008, -2/+4LOL - don't mention the most important thing when it comes to choosing a device that connects to the internet - remove all dealbreakers, and it's a DEALMAKER!!
- Endeavour3d, on 02/28/2008, -1/+3Use PocketIE Plus(free) or if you can afford it, NetFront or Opera Mobile.
http://www.reensoft.com/PIEPlus/
http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/products/
http://www.access-company.com/products/netfrontmob ... - lateralus, on 02/28/2008, -0/+2I regret getting involved.
- inactive, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1Ha ha!!!!!! Windows!!! Ha ha haha!!!
- thugok, on 02/28/2008, -0/+1I was looking for the part where McAfee was going to sue them for patent infringement.
- specialK16, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1You can't use Opera Mini in Windows Mobile, you need a Opera Mobile, in which case you'll need to pay.
- used0matt, on 02/28/2008, -3/+4its ok ... i use linux
- Cryoniq, on 02/28/2008, -1/+2Oh yes they caaaaaaan! ha ha.
- surfing, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1my mobile phone doesn't need condoms. What a waste of advertising dollars.
- mllawso, on 02/28/2008, -2/+3If you're pocket pc has decent specs:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/minimo/ - chris9902, on 02/28/2008, -0/+1but doesn't Windows Mobile use the compact .NET framework? So it's all managed code.
(I'm aware I could be very wrong) - zetsurin, on 02/28/2008, -2/+3You think that's great, wait for the iPhone trojan that bricks your bootloader (4.6BL required). Might be a good time to downgrade to 3.9BL as there are currently no exploits to overwrite it, as Windows Mobile won't be the only target for idiots.
- inactive, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1too
- bjornski, on 02/28/2008, -0/+1God damnit, quit spamming that ***** here.
- bjornski, on 02/28/2008, -1/+2Hahahahaha.
Yeah, right. - bjornski, on 02/28/2008, -0/+1The first thing to do would be to check your home page.
- Testiculese, on 02/28/2008, -0/+1Installs by memory card? So basically a 0% chance of infection...(I don't even have a data plan, to expensive here)
- neodorian, on 02/28/2008, -2/+2I assume I will end up with as many viruses on my PPC as I have gotten on my XP machine.
Zero. -
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