Antivirus Software is available for Windows Mobile 5.
Press Release Summary:
McAfee® VirusScan® Mobile and McAfee VirusScan Mobile Enterprise Edition for Windows Mobile v5.0 protect devices against malware, viruses, and SMiShing attacks via SMS, MMS, and Bluetooth. Software automatically scans and cleans files, e-mails, internet downloads, text messages, and attachments. Always-on protection identifies and removes threats without interrupting connections, and updates run silently in background.
Original Press Release:
McAfee Virus Scan Mobile Now Available for Windows Mobile 5
VirusScan Mobile and VirusScan Mobile Enterprise Edition Protect Users from SMiShing -- Phishing Attacks via SMS
LOS ANGELES, CTIA, Sept. 11 // -- McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) today announced that McAfee(R) VirusScan(R) Mobile and McAfee VirusScan Mobile Enterprise Edition are now available for the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform. Today's announcement broadens the scope of platforms protected by McAfee's mobile security software, and helps protect users of Windows Mobile 5.0 against the latest malware and attacks, including recent SMiShing attacks (phishing scams via SMS).
Mobile devices are the next frontier for hackers and virus writers. Mobile devices that access the Internet and receive or send text messages may be vulnerable to malware. Some devices, especially smartphones, can obtain viruses from downloading and installing an application. Mobile viruses can spread to contacts that users have stored on their mobile phones. In enterprises, these viruses can pose a serious threat to the network and can contribute to loss of service and productivity. McAfee VirusScan Mobile helps prevent the unintentional sending of infected text messages, and/or e-mail attachments to friends, family and co-workers.
"The need for mobile virus protection has never been greater," said Victor Kouznetsov, senior vice president of mobile technology at McAfee, Inc. "As organizations extend their mobile workforces, the need to protect a broader range of platforms becomes more critical. Now, users of Windows Mobile 5.0 can have the same worry-free experience as other mobile device users."
McAfee VirusScan Mobile and McAfee VirusScan Mobile Enterprise Edition protect Windows Mobile 5.0 user devices from attacks via SMS, MMS, Bluetooth and other entry points. The software protects against the threats that originate from e-mail, instant messaging, internet downloads and Web surfing, automatically detecting and cleaning infected files before they can attack the device. Up-to-date protection is delivered as soon as threats are identified.
McAfee VirusScan Mobile automatically secures mobile devices; it scans and cleans files, e-mails, Internet downloads, text messages, and attachments. The McAfee subscription model ensures that devices can be protected as long as users own their phones. Always-on protection identifies and removes viruses, Trojans, worms, and other malicious applications without interrupting connections. The software detects malware at multiple entry and exit points, including e-mail, instant message attachments, Internet downloads, SMS, MMS, WiFi and Bluetooth.
When viruses, worms, Trojans, or other threats are found, inline cleaning automatically cleans the devices. Updates run silently in the background, ensuring that users are always protected from emerging and evolving security threats. MMS, SMS, and E-mail attachment scanning scans attachments as they are received or as they are sent. Future-proof protection is provided by scanning all file system access, regardless of entry method.
McAfee VirusScan Mobile is available for download as a free 30-day trial from mobile.mcafee.com/ .
About McAfee Mobile Security
McAfee Mobile Security provides market leading innovative mobile security solutions and services to protect mobile networks, mobile devices, businesses and individuals from malicious attacks, inappropriate content and unsolicited messaging. McAfee's Protection-in-Depth mobile strategy offers enabling consumers and enterprise customers to implement security solutions in a logical way, meeting the needs of a rapidly changing threat environment. McAfee remains the pioneer in this space, by delivering this layered approach and also delivering the first and only embedded end-to-end security solution, currently protecting more approx. 28 million devices.
About McAfee, Inc.
McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California and the global leader in Intrusion Prevention and Security Risk Management, delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that secure systems and networks around the world. With its unmatched security expertise and commitment to innovation, McAfee empowers home users, businesses, the public sector, and service providers with the ability to block attacks, prevent disruptions, and continuously track and improve their security. www.mcafee.com.
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Source: McAfee, Inc.
CONTACT: Sal Viveros of McAfee, Inc., +1-408-313-5790, or Sal_Viveros@McAfee.com, or Jan Volzke of McAfee, Ltd., + 44 7702 933 110, or Jan_Volzke@McAfee.com
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