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Gastpy: Cell Phone OS & Viruses

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Gastpy: Cell Phone OS & Viruses

Postby AbdiWahab252 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:49 pm

Is a Windows based PDA susceptible to Viruses and Adware ? Is there antivirus programs for them ?

I am stuck between a Palm based OS PDA and a windows one.
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Re: Gastpy: Cell Phone OS & Viruses

Postby Gatspy » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:51 pm

sxb i'm clueless when it comes handheld devices. I couldn't tell u.
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Re: Gastpy: Cell Phone OS & Viruses

Postby AbdiWahab252 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:59 pm

Gat,

Oh, I thought you were the Bill Gates of this joint.

Btw, did u get a Service Pack 1 update for VISTA ?
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Re: Gastpy: Cell Phone OS & Viruses

Postby Gatspy » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:02 pm

Dude I just dug around and it turns the Windows based r definitely susceptible to virus, but there also r antivirus application for them by Symantec, F-Secure as well eTrust.

lool i'm no Gates. Not on my system but I have done the SP1 update on my sister's pc, works like a charm.
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Re: Gastpy: Cell Phone OS & Viruses

Postby AbdiWahab252 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:07 pm

Gatspy,

I am going to head for the PALM Os. I hate the number of malware out there for windows.

Do you have any nonwindows machines ?
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Re: Gastpy: Cell Phone OS & Viruses

Postby Gatspy » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:19 pm

yeah I have a system running Ubuntu.
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Re: Gastpy: Cell Phone OS & Viruses

Postby AbdiWahab252 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:23 pm

Gatspy,

What version is it ? I was last on Fiesty Fawn.

I like Ubuntu. Its a stable system which has been good to me until my laptop croaked.
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Re: Gastpy: Cell Phone OS & Viruses

Postby Haddad » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:27 pm

AbdiWahab252 wrote:Gatspy,

What version is it ? I was last on Fiesty Fawn.

I like Ubuntu. Its a stable system which has been good to me until my laptop croaked.
AbdiWahab252, you have never posted a screenshot of your Ubuntu.
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Re: Gastpy: Cell Phone OS & Viruses

Postby AbdiWahab252 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:28 pm

hadaad,

I wish I could but the laptop is fried. I am going to buy another one and get the latest distro on..
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Re: Gastpy: Cell Phone OS & Viruses

Postby Gifted » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:09 pm

I taught Gats everything he knows 8) :lol:
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Re: Gastpy: Cell Phone OS & Viruses

Postby AbdiWahab252 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:10 pm

Gifted,

Bal adeer, help
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