[pchelpers] Article:All about Symbian

Device Article Summary Information Steve Litchfield is a lot more 
worried about the growing problem of hype than about the viruses 
themselves...
Author: Steve Litchfield | First Published: 8th Feb 2005 | Last Updated: 
22nd Sep 2005

Worried? You should be...

Yes, I'll admit it. In all the hoo-hah from anti-virus software vendors, 
there is a very real danger. You're right to be worried.

You're in danger of being misled. You're in danger of being panicked 
unnecessarily. And you're in danger of being ripped off. Let's look at 
the facts behind the Symbian OS virus scare stories and then name and 
shame the companies behind the press releases. Note that I'm not denying 
that malicious software ('malware') exists - after all, writing a little 
program that does bad things is trivial on any computer platform under 
the sun - but the existence of a little malware here and there (mainly 
where people are trying to get 'warez' versions of commercial software) 
doesn't mean that we've all got to start panicking that Symbian OS is 
vulnerable to the sort of virus and worm attacks so familiar on the 
desktop. And I'm less than impressed with a number of companies that are 
trying to convince people that it is.

More here:
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/viewarticle.php?id=146

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