Perhaps predictably after the news of Cabir comes news that an anti virus program has been released for both UIQ and Series 60. SimWorks Anti Virus from SimWorks claims to protect your phone against virus. Updates are delivered by additional install files to update virus defintions. At this stage there are not any serious Virii in the wild so you don't really need this!

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Protect your phone from viruses with Simworks Anti-Virus. SimWorks Anti-Virus actively scans and protects your phone from viruses. Unlike other products which operate from a PC, SimWorks Anti-Virus actually runs on your phone so you''''re protected 24x7, not just at your desktop.

Simworks Anti-Virus features:
- phone based application providing anytime anywhere protection;
- manual scan available anytime;
- set to autoscan as frequently as you want;
- includes 12 month subscription to SimWorks Anti-Virus update service; and
- transferrable between phones.

SimWorks' Anti-Virus protects phones from all known viruses including the recently discovered Cabir virus and is compatible with all phones using the Symbian operating system such as the popular SonyEricsson P800/P900 and Nokia's 6600.

With more and more smart phones shipped every year your phone is becoming a lot more attractive to virus writers and unlike traditional PC viruses, there's a much higher chance that a virus on your phone will hit you in the pocket.

What could a virus do?
- permanently burn out your SIM card;
- delete your address book;
- randomly send pictures from your phone's camera to people in your address book;
- make an expensive overseas phone call;
- use your phone to send SMS spam; or
- clock up expensive data charges.

Protect your phone with SimWorks Anti-Virus today.