Kaspersky's Antivirus Mobile 2.0 is in beta testing

Apr 17, 2006 13:34 GMT  ·  By

Kaspersky Labs are currently seeking beta testers for their new antivirus solution, Kaspersky Anti-Virus Mobile 2.0 beta 1.

As the company claims, Kaspersky Anti-Virus Mobile 2.0 protects smartphones with Symbian OS 6.1, 7.0s, 8.0, 8.1 Series 60 User Interface from malicious programs and unwanted messages, and provides features like: Real-time protection of the smartphone's file system against malicious applications, On demand or scheduled scans of file system objects stored either on your smartphone or on memory extension cards, Secure isolation of infected objects in quarantine, Updating of the antivirus databases used to detect malicious applications and delete unsafe objects, Blocking of unwanted SMS and MMS messages.

The user can customize Kaspersky Anti-Virus Mobile settings, monitor current protection status, and view application logs with the results of application activities. This beta version is intended for external testing of the product in order to identify configurations that cause problems, as well as collecting users' feedback.

The product is available in two versions: one distribution package for Symbian OS 6.1, 7.0 Series 60 UI and one distribution for Symbian OS 8.0, 8.1 Series 60 UI.