PDA Viruses Beware: Symantec's on the Job

By Veronica Hendricks
iApplianceWeb
(12/13/01, 10:36:18 AM EDT)

Symantec's AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS has been specially adapted and optimized for handheld devices and is now compatible with the latest Palm and Windows operating systems. Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS safeguards critical data on the Palm operating system against potential attacks by viruses and other malicious code. This product meets the needs of handheld device users by being compact, easy to install, easy to use, easy to keep updated via HotSync.

Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS is available to order from the Symantec online store. Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS is also included in the new Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Edition.

Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS scans for and detects viruses in Palm devices, providing real-time protection and on-demand scans to protect data on the handheld device even between synchronizations. Symantec's AutoProtect feature runs unobtrusively, protecting customers from viruses before the malicious code can infect their devices. Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS provides protection when the user opens an application, beams files, navigates the Internet, or synchronizes data with a PC. Symantec provides Automatic LiveUpdate downloads of the latest virus definitions to the PC when it connects to the Internet. The latest definitions are then transferred automatically to the handheld device during HotSync sessions. Customers receive one year of virus definition updates free of charge with the purchase of Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS.

Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS is available for download from www.SymantecStore.com for US$39.95. Current users of Norton AntiVirus may purchase Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS for $29.95 after a $10 mail-in rebate.

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