BitDefender to join mobile market

AV firm releases phone security beta.

BitDefender

has become the latest AV company to make a move into the mobile device market. It has released a beta of its mobile AV software, supporting the

Symbian

and

Windows Mobile

platforms and offering on-demand and on-access protection, along with ‘easy updates’ and tech support.

Major players already in the market include

McAfee

,

Symantec

and

Trend Micro

, but by far the most high-profile is

F-Secure

(see

here

for more on the recent rows between them and

Symbian

).

‘Despite controversy over the current significance of virus threats to mobile devices, few doubt that the problem is likely to grow as mobile devices get more sophisticated and widespread,’ said John Hawes, Technical Consultant at Virus Bulletin. ‘We can expect more major companies to produce mobile products in the near future.’

See the press release

here

, and find full details at the


BitDefender


site.

Posted on 31 August 2006 by

Virus Bulletin