I just got a new cell phone. Do I need antivirus application for it?

Well I am getting myself a smartphone for the first time also. As for your question, yes cell phones can get viruses on them. I was going to get a droid phone but in doing alot of homework on the search engines (and by asking many people) I decided to get an iPhone. It seems alot of people are getting viruses by just opening up their e-mail on the phone. The screens are too small for most people to bother reading the whole message and that is how they get the viruses. As for me I would try to contact TrendMicro and see if you can get yourself free anti-virus software for your phone. I know that they have one for smartphones.

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Anti-virus software for a phone is not really something you need to worry about right now. Although there is a small amount of malware that attacks phones it is not very prevalent right now. In the future it could be a problem but that is a few years off though.

if you don't go to any strange sites, you wont need it. But, even just opening up messages from someone could potentially release some virus on any phone (not just using the web). antivirus for a phone is something i've never heard of though. I guess if its free, you might as. I've never heard of any sort of virus attacking phones, but i guess someone will create something eventually

cell phones nowadays are like mini computers... they'll get viruses if you "wreckless" on the internet...

I use LookOut (green sheild icon).. i use the free verison... Lookout is a antivirus, antimalware, antispyware, mobile backup, and theft prevention app all in 1... once Downloaded and installed, make an account for it... anything for now on that you download or install from AppMarket or websites seen or 3rd party downloads or pics or videos etc etc etc etc will be scanned by Lookout. It will tell you if its safe or "dirty". If dirty, if will be removed... set an auto scan... i set mine to 11am everyday...

If you loose your phone or its stolen, go to lookout.com and make the phone scream this ungodly awful loud siren... test it out... LOL... put your phone on vibrate or silent... still make the sound!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love the app...

Welcome to the world of Droid!

Your subject is *not* led to via an endemic. The Sony Ericsson K750i isn't a Symbian telephone - it makes use of a proprietary working gadget. There are neither viruses, nor anti-virus courses for it. sure, "daniel c" is physically powerful and "1080" is inaccurate. cell telephone viruses certainly unfold often via Bluetooth (some could additionally unfold via MMS or MMC card substitute) - yet in common terms telephones making use of the Symbian S60 R2 working gadget are heavily threatened via them - and the Sony Ericsson K750i isn't a form of. (There are additionally a pair of viruses for telephones working PalmOS, domicile windows cellular and Symbian UIQ - yet those are often information-of-concept viruses that haven't any possibility of surviving interior the wild and the Sony Ericssson K750i does not run any of those working structures, the two.)

There is a useful app called Lookout Mobile Security. It automaticly scans new apps, shows its location if it gets lost, and backs up your phone It's free. Hope this helps.

its not always necessary but i guess if plan on downloading apps then it wouldn't be such a bad idea.

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So far they have not been able to send viruses to cell phones.

Ask your phone company