Norton Smartphone Security

[Gizmoratty]

For those of you who like to stick to the safe side, Symantec have just released Norton Smartphone Security for S60 9.3

Key Technologies

• Antivirus
• Firewall
• SMS Antispam

Key Benefits

• Protects against viruses and other threats—Prevents malicious threats from entering your smartphone and compromising your privacy.
• Minimizes SMS spam—Blocks short text and multimedia messages from unknown senders.
• Blocks snoopware from turning on your camera—Prevents intruders from entering and exporting data from the mobile phone.

Features

• Advanced protection: Award-winning Norton AntiVirus™ technologies automatically scan, detect, and quarantine harmful viruses, worms, and mobile spyware in individual files, file archives, and applications.
• SMS antispam protection: Short messages (text and multimedia) from unknown senders are blocked.
• Real-time protection: Enhanced firewall blocks hackers, intrusions, and denial-of-service attacks.
• The Symbian® and the Microsoft® Windows Mobile® platforms are supported.
• Easy-to-use interface: You can easily manage and schedule antivirus scans and protection updates*, set the firewall protection level, and manage which files are encrypted.
• On-demand scans allow you to check for viruses in individual files, file archives, and applications.
• The device is protected against malicious code downloaded from the Web, sent via email or a Wi-Fi connection, or beamed via Bluetooth or infrared ports.
• Product and virus definition updates are delivered wirelessly via LiveUpdate™.*
• The application is optimized to preserve your smartphone’s performance.
• An activity log shows all recently logged events to help make you aware of potential risks.
• User alerting allows you to respond quickly to potential threats.

[sp00k]

Can you say... "Scare Tactics" ?

[NZtechfreak]

Yuk, Norton? Norton for PC is like the worst malware ever, nobody should ever use Norton, and given this I find it hard to believe that their mobile offernig is any better.

Kaspersky is the best, and they've just released a mobile antivirus - so if you really want to pay for and install uneccessary software on your N95 then at least get Kaspersky.

[SERBDVB]

The best antivirus for your PC is Nod 32 and if you wont you for your Mobile phone no problem , they have antivirus for Mobile phone

for more info you can check they website

Eset - ESET Mobile Antivirus

i did not tray on Nokia but for PC is the best antivirus

[NZtechfreak]

Nod 32 is a good program, especially if you're running your PC as a gaming rig as it definitely has a smaller footprint than Kaspersky, however its antivirus protection is worse than Kaspersky (check some roundup reviews, this is a consistent finding). I've used both, so this is also based on my experience.

[LordTakyon]

Nothing with Norton in the title gets on any of my machines, whether it be desktop, laptop or phone. I troubleshoot machines as a hobby, and Norton/Symantec stuff is quite often the cause of slowdowns.

[NZtechfreak]

Originally Posted by LordTakyon

Nothing with Norton in the title gets on any of my machines, whether it be desktop, laptop or phone. I troubleshoot machines as a hobby, and Norton/Symantec stuff is quite often the cause of slowdowns.

Yep, as I said, complete malware. Friends don't let friends use Norton products or surf with IE.

I even gave Norton a second chance just for kicks when I got my laptop last year (came with it bundled of course). A couple of days after getting it I started getting restarts and slow downs/freezes. Uninstalled Norton and guess what? All problems ceased immediately.

[Bartmanekul]

If I thought there was a chance of winning, Id take Norton to court for what their software does and how much of my time its wasted.

Time and time again Im asked by mates/family etc to make something work, and quite often its norton. Not family anymore though, Ive very carefully told them that I will not look at any problems on machine with norton installed.

They should be done for distributing a virus IMHO (Im very serious), as it stops things from working, often doesnt uninstall properly, and comes preinfected on many machines.

Ive had to use ghost at work, which isnt too bad. But anything 'securitywise' I wouldnt touch with a sh***y stick.

I recommend everyone else avoid as well.

And as for putting it on a mobile? Well, what I think of that would be hit by a swear filter.

[Mr G]

Originally Posted by NZtechfreak

Yuk, Norton? Norton for PC is like the worst malware ever, nobody should ever use Norton, and given this I find it hard to believe that their mobile offernig is any better.

Kaspersky is the best, and they've just released a mobile antivirus - so if you really want to pay for and install uneccessary software on your N95 then at least get Kaspersky.

Never had any problems with Norton,touch wood,got it free from work too so it's all good

[tycho]

Originally Posted by Mr G

Never had any problems with Norton,touch wood,got it free from work too so it's all good

Try taking it off your pc and it'll feel like you have upgraded it.

Wouldn't touch anything with Norton on it. I personally use Avast and find it great. Also reccomend AVG, Nod32 or Kapersky.