Anti-virus for Windows Mobile Treo - Treo Forum

Sandman · 05-23-2007, 01:25 AM

Hi,

Anybody knows where to get a good and FREE anti-virus software for Treo Windows Mobile? I had F-Secure but it expired..

THANKS!

TazUk · 05-23-2007, 01:43 PM

Any reason why you feel the need for one

skoenig · 05-23-2007, 02:26 PM

There's very few viruses in the wild for our devices.

Some 'test viruses' have been created by virus companies to 'illustrate' to end-users and the market as whole that it's possible to create viruses for both the WM and PalmOS platforms.

There are virus solutions available from both Symantec and McAfee but both those companies sadly now have a reputation for bloated software which for the most part spends most it's time eating ram and slowing your system down.

No-one seems to have a free solution - does anyone else know of one?

It's worth keeping an eye on AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security - Welcome as their AVG consistently wins awards and (from my perspecitive at least) consumes the least system resources in the desktop environment and hopefully this mentality will extend to any mobile solutions they develop/acquire.

~ Steph

TazUk · 05-23-2007, 02:34 PM

Avast! is available for both PalmOS and Windows Mobile Treos but again it's not free.

avast! 4 PDA Edition - antivirus for WM5/WinCE/Palm

comiken205 · 05-23-2007, 11:29 PM

Eventhough many software titles are free, some we will just have to pay for.

Sandman · 05-25-2007, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TazUk

Any reason why you feel the need for one

The truth is I dont really need one right now but I just think that it will be good to have one when an unfortunate time comes

skoenig · 05-25-2007, 12:06 PM

Understood. Always nice to have back up.

Another way for someone to implement it would be to scan the Treo synch backup. That way your wouldn't have an AV app soaking up memory and battery power on your Treo, if you did get a virus you'd just hard reset and re-synch.

~ Steph

etrain · 11-01-2007, 10:15 AM

Another good one for the pc in general is AVIRA. . .best one I have ever used and I used to use AVG. . .really slick.

jfa02 · 11-01-2007, 10:19 AM

welcome to treonauts etrain! Glad to have you and thanks for the post about another resource.

etrain · 11-01-2007, 10:44 AM

No probs. .. always like to help

05-23-2007, 01:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sandman A Few Questions.... Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Anti-virus for Windows Mobile Treo Hi, Anybody knows where to get a good and FREE anti-virus software for Treo Windows Mobile? I had F-Secure but it expired.. THANKS!

05-23-2007, 01:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
TazUk Mostly harmless Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kent, UK My Treo: Treo Pro My Carrier: Vodaphone My OS: XP Posts: 4,432 Thanks: 243 Thanked 629 Times in 476 Posts	Any reason why you feel the need for one __________________ Treo 180 > Treo 270 > Treo 650 > Treo 750v > Treo Pro "Going to church no more makes you a christian than sleeping in your garage makes you a car." *Garrison Keillor*

05-23-2007, 02:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
skoenig Administrator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles My Treo: Treo 700p My Carrier: Sprint My OS: XP Posts: 1,782 Thanks: 103 Thanked 152 Times in 99 Posts	There's very few viruses in the wild for our devices. Some 'test viruses' have been created by virus companies to 'illustrate' to end-users and the market as whole that it's possible to create viruses for both the WM and PalmOS platforms. There are virus solutions available from both Symantec and McAfee but both those companies sadly now have a reputation for bloated software which for the most part spends most it's time eating ram and slowing your system down. No-one seems to have a free solution - does anyone else know of one? It's worth keeping an eye on AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security - Welcome as their AVG consistently wins awards and (from my perspecitive at least) consumes the least system resources in the desktop environment and hopefully this mentality will extend to any mobile solutions they develop/acquire. ~ Steph __________________ IIIe > V > [wilderness] > 650 > 700p > 680 \| Sprint \| Subscribe to the newsletters!

05-23-2007, 02:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
TazUk Mostly harmless Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kent, UK My Treo: Treo Pro My Carrier: Vodaphone My OS: XP Posts: 4,432 Thanks: 243 Thanked 629 Times in 476 Posts	Avast! is available for both PalmOS and Windows Mobile Treos but again it's not free. avast! 4 PDA Edition - antivirus for WM5/WinCE/Palm __________________ Treo 180 > Treo 270 > Treo 650 > Treo 750v > Treo Pro "Going to church no more makes you a christian than sleeping in your garage makes you a car." *Garrison Keillor*

05-25-2007, 12:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
skoenig Administrator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles My Treo: Treo 700p My Carrier: Sprint My OS: XP Posts: 1,782 Thanks: 103 Thanked 152 Times in 99 Posts	Understood. Always nice to have back up. Another way for someone to implement it would be to scan the Treo synch backup. That way your wouldn't have an AV app soaking up memory and battery power on your Treo, if you did get a virus you'd just hard reset and re-synch. ~ Steph __________________ IIIe > V > [wilderness] > 650 > 700p > 680 \| Sprint \| Subscribe to the newsletters!

05-23-2007, 11:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
comiken205 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maricopa, AZ My Treo: Treo 800w My Carrier: Sprint My OS: Vista Posts: 3,217 Thanks: 262 Thanked 439 Times in 355 Posts	Eventhough many software titles are free, some we will just have to pay for.

11-01-2007, 10:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
etrain A Few Questions.... Join Date: Oct 2007 My Treo: Treo 750 My Carrier: Other My OS: Other Microsoft Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Another good one for the pc in general is AVIRA. . .best one I have ever used and I used to use AVG. . .really slick.

11-01-2007, 10:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
jfa02 Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arkansas My Treo: Treo Pro My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 5,496 Thanks: 1,928 Thanked 345 Times in 320 Posts	welcome to treonauts etrain! Glad to have you and thanks for the post about another resource.

11-01-2007, 10:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
etrain A Few Questions.... Join Date: Oct 2007 My Treo: Treo 750 My Carrier: Other My OS: Other Microsoft Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	No probs. .. always like to help

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