Symantec, McAfee announce new mobile security wares

As unfortunate as it is that the world needs such products, the mobile antivirus industry is actually pretty well matured at this point with offerings from big players like McAfee and Kapersky already several versions deep. Both McAfee and Symantec have chosen this week to announce their latest mobile goods; in McAfee's case, it's really just a rehashing of the company's existing VirusScan Mobile software, which is now available to purchasers of its Triple Play offer for comprehensive security from PC to phone and offers protection for Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices. Symantec meanwhile is introducing its Norton Smartphone Security software, which it claims to be the first to offer protection for Windows Mobile and Symbian devices in a single product. Grab it now (don't want the baddies infecting your N95, do ya?) for $29.99 for a 1-year subscription.

[Via Slashphone]

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[(Unverified) Posted Nov 23rd 2007 7:06PM]

wow sad that we need this

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 24th 2007 12:24PM]

we dont

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 23rd 2007 7:38PM]

The last thing I need on my Treo 700w is something else that's going to overwhelm this incredible under- performing device...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 23rd 2007 10:33PM]

Mcafee sucks. It got bundeled up with my dell and it's a piece of shit

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 24th 2007 6:03AM]

This is why I have a Blackberry...

[and then the god said Posted Nov 24th 2007 12:27PM]

this is why i have N73 , symbian OS9 *DONT* have any virus till date , & its almost impossible for a unauthorized software to get installed .

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 24th 2007 7:09AM]

N95? There *aren't* any viruses for Symbian OS 9 - they're err... impossible. As with the Treo comment above, why slow down the device with unnecessary processes???

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 26th 2007 10:39AM]

450 virus??? I better buy this or I might open a powerpoint presentation that clearly has a .exe extension.