[kabhash]

is there any antivirus or security application available for nokia S40 phones. basically i am looking for nokia 6085 handset.

[psychomania]

No, because S40 phones cannot get a virus.

If you use bluetooth just make sure that you never pair with a phone that you don't know so that they cannot access your files.

[korngear]

Even S60 is almost free from em.

[psychomania]

S60v3 is totally free of them but you still have to be careful about installing malware. Malware is not a problem on S40 phones.

[kabhash]

i installed a dictionary appication on my phone memory card and after that my memory card has got corrupted and when i went for its repair (though i didnt got it formatted till now due to some reasons), i was informed that it is due to some virus or some other wrong function caused by that application. what should i take care of in future to avoid this thing again.

[psychomania]

Make sure you install apps from safe sources. Make sure nothing is accessing the card if you remove it or when connection to a computer. Also always use good quality memory cards, not cheap unknown brands.

[ILLEAGLE]

who told u that s40 series mob.is free from viruses.i have nokia 7210 supernova which was infected 4m viruses then i bought it to NOKIA CARE and i got correct information about viruses in s40 series mobiles......

[chanchan05]

I just cant help but laugh. s40 is free from viruses seriously. Nokia Care isnt Nokia. They're just one of those local repair centers who bought rights to advertise themselves as the official Nokia center. There is basically no difference between them and the unofficial repairman.

Seriously. s40 is free from viruses. Whoever told you otherwise is misinformed.

[bestzaid]

no, s40 too get infected with viruses. My nokia x2 has dealt with this problem many times. Once my media player had got corrupted and my mobile kept on switching off after every 65 minutes. The only solution I hav found for this is formatting mmc and a hard restoring. This reverse the effect of virus as s40 os did'nt allow any program to change its permanent system files.

[h3csc]

Don't make me laugh bro. I have heard a lot of local unprofessional phone dealer who always claimed that a phone is infected by virus whenever someone bring it for repair.

Let me tell you, S40 is not a smartphone. They can't install native apps. A virus is technically an app, the only different is app do something useful while a virus only causes trouble. So technically S40 is immune to virus because it can't even 'install' virus. Yes you can install java apps on S40 phone but as far as I know java app has very limited interaction with the phone system.

As on bestzaid's case. I will define that as a bug in the operating system. Technically it should't classify as virus as the problem is probably an internal issue and not an outer source. (virus is outer source else it won't use the word 'infected')

Need more technical information? Wikipedia.

[m_agung]

i scan my mmc on pc.'n there are 4 infected files.'n it also give effect to my phone.when i go to 'go to',i can't make shortcut of my apps.can you explain about it?

[chanchan05]

Those are PC viruses, which wont do anything on the phone. Its like how those PC viruses wont infect a Mac. They're different operating systems. I could slap on a thousand Trojans and Worms into my memory card and it wont do anything to the phone as long as you dont stick the card into a PC.

[Jitender74]

Sir nokia 2700c me antiverus

[farby]

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Jitender74 wrote:
Sir nokia 2700c me antiverus

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Didn't you read the posts above ? There is no need of any Anti-virus software on your phone...

[bestzaid]

@h3csc
I think that you should try to install magic blue hack from wapking.in. Then you will come to know about the s40 viruses. The application makes the mobile slow by interacting with other applications like media player and themes. If there has been any problem with my mobile OS, then why I am getting the same problem on nokia 2700c, nokia 2690 and on samsung galaxy tab? Symbian netquin and android avg detects it as trojan horse. Can you explain this?

[optiplex330]

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psychomania wrote:
S60v3 is totally free of them but you still have to be careful about installing malware. Malware is not a problem on S40 phones.

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I don't understand this statement. If S60v3 is totally free from malware, what is there to be careful about? Please elaborate.

[petrib]

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optiplex330 wrote:

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psychomania wrote:
S60v3 is totally free of them but you still have to be careful about installing malware. Malware is not a problem on S40 phones.

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I don't understand this statement. If S60v3 is totally free from malware, what is there to be careful about? Please elaborate.

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There are no real viruses (apps that can install secretly, and spread on their own and infect others).

Malware, or malicious apps can and do exist. They'd, e.g., be apps that pose themselves as games, and the when you install them, they might ring up your phone bill, or send your contact book info to someone, etc.

The best way to avoid malware, is to install apps only from reputable sources (e.g., Ovi Store, or my-symbian.com or getjar.com or a reputable app developer's own site). Especially, avoid pirated/cracked versions of commercial apps (they might be just the cracked version, or they might be or contain something entirely different from what you thought it was/is).

[rameshchoudhary]

You give me a anti viras software

[rameshchoudhary]

My mobie saw not certificate phone &sim when app. Download

[s40flasher]

@chanchan05
@h3csc
I have a big problem! Whenever i move or copy files from phone memory to my memory card it automatically becomes a hindi song in mp3 format! This even happens with my camera if I keep the storage to memory card,all photos and videos get converted to that song but the size of the file remains the same , larger the file size longer is the song! Please help!