Mobile Need for Anti Virus

The explosive growth in the popularity of the Android mobile platform was not missed by cybercriminals. After analyzing a large amount of threat information technology (IT) in the first quarter of 2011, Kaspersky Lab's experts identified a total volume of mobile malware in 2011 amounted to at least double that of the year 2010.Growth will be driven by the emergence of new methods of infecting mobile users. For example, more than 50 applications Operation System (OS) Android hazardous quartal first detected in the year 2011 created by cybercriminals and distributed via the Android Market. Malicious programs is a repackaging version (re-packed) from the legal software with malicious Trojan components added to it. When someone installs an application, a virus will also been installed and the virus will automatically download the virus intact.
Mobile threats become more complicated by the fact that personal smartphones are increasingly used to store and transmit confidential company information. At the same time, company employees tend to ignore the importance of protecting data stored on mobile devices. In fact, the use of internet on mobile phone is just as dangerous as using the internet on your personal computer (PC) or laptop.
Since two years ago, Kaspersky Antivirus has been issued specifically for mobile phones, namely Kaspersky Mobile Security (KMS). At that time, this new antivirus support for windows mobile and symbian. Late in 2010, Kaspersky issued KMS 9 is already support for BlackBerry and Android.
This antivirus can detect viruses that are installed when you install the mobile application when you open or shorten link (link shortened). You may often find a shortened link on social media, twitter or BlackBerry Messenger. You will never know the link contain viruses before opening it. When the link is opened, the virus will begin to download the virus intact. "When the virus involved was installed from intact virus download, antivirus this will frustrate the work and remove the virus," said Erwin Yovitanto, Business Manager Astrindo Servia, Kaspersky partner in a media briefing in FPood FX Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday (21/6 / 2011).
In addition to keeping the phone from malware attacks, antivirus also has unique features, such as Sim Watch and Privacy Protection mode. The new version of KMS also includes Anti-Theft feature enhancements that can be used by smartphone users to block the device if their phone is lost or stolen, erase memory, look through GPS as well as receive notification of the new number if the SIM is replaced.
"Watch Sim feature allows you to detect mobile phone sim card embedded. When your phone changes hands, you can find out through another phone number that you submitted. For example mobile phones left on the train, and then there are people who find and instantly changed her number. Your mobile phone will send a sms or e-mail to another phone number or e-mail that you have listed. You can also find a new sim number that is used by the thief or finder your mobile phone, "added Erwin.
Mobile phone owners can instantly know the whereabouts of his cell phone left behind or stolen via Google maps. Google maps link will be sent automatically by the user's mobile phone via sms to another number that has been registered. It is recommended to register the phone numbers that are in the house. Mobile phone owners can also contact the person who changed the sim card. "So you can stalk holder of your mobile phone, then send sms and even called her new number. People who do not know will be surprised and think you quack, "Erwin said jokingly.
Another feature is the Privacy Protection feature that helps the user to hide any contact information they wish to keep confidential. Secret list of contacts that can be made from a list of contacts in the SIM or phone memory. With the touch of a button, users KMS 9 can mark a contact as 'private', meaning that there will be no trace of them appears in the contact list, call log, SMS or incoming call. Other people who use this device really will not notice the hidden information.
The new version of this product is to hide some of the contacts, such as hiding the call log information about conversations with a particular contact, but leave the number visible in the contact list. If necessary, contact the hidden can be retrieved easily by entering a password. Flexible settings allow the user to receive incoming calls and messages, after which the user can hide the information received, ignore or accept it back after turning on normal mode. Privacy Protection mode can be set for contacts manually using the application interface, automatically after a specified period of inactivity or remotely by sending a special SMS to your own number.