Windows Phone Thoughts: Kaspersky Security 5.5 Released, But Is It Really Worth the Effort?

"Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces the release of a new version of protection for handheld devices and smartphones – Kaspersky Security for PDAs 5.5. This new version offers a range of upgrades and improvements, significantly extending the product's functionality. Kaspersky Security for PDAs protects data on handheld computers and smartphones. Kaspersky Anti-Virus technology optimized for pocket devices offers comprehensive protection for handhelds running PocketPC and Palm OS, and smartphones running Microsoft Smartphone 2002 and Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphone, and allows users to control access to stored data. The latest version of this solution comes with a new user-friendly interface. Virus detection and disinfection functions have been upgraded. The new antivirus monitor complements the existing functions by tracking application activity in real time, ensuring that malicious code cannot be executed. Updates to the antivirus databases can be downloaded automatically, meaning that the device is protected against even the newest threats."



It's nice seeing mobile antivirus solutions being continually updated, but one cannot help but wonder whether it's all really worth the effort. There are only two widely-known viruses for the Pocket PC platform and both are hardly anything to worry about. Just to get my message across, I'll say it again - two! Weigh in by posting your thoughts. Is the supposed boom in mobile viruses, which has been hypothesised to hit us within the next year or two, very real, or is it just plain old hype?