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Attack of the Mobile Virusues

The spread of the mobile viruses has been slow because the mobile devices lack a prevalent OS like PCs and Windows. As mobile communications become more prevalent, so does the onslaught of viruses.

What are the ways a device can become infected and how to prevent it?

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Attack of the Mobile Viruses

The spread of the mobile viruses has been slow because the mobile devices lack a prevalent OS like PCs and Windows. As mobile communications become more prevalent, so does the onslaught of viruses. What are the ways a device can become infected and how to prevent it?
Ways a device can be infected:
1) One is pretty common and it's shared with the PC at home, and that is to download an infected file onto your mobile device.
2) When ever a device shares something with another device which is infected. We saw that in PCs by sharing floppy disks ...

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