Chapter 8. Airborne Viruses

IN THIS CHAPTER

Airborne Viruses
Virus Overview
Virus Prevention
Trojans
Hostile Web Pages and Scripting
Palm OS
Windows CE .NET
Handsets

As handheld devices become increasingly enabled and interconnected , PDAs (Personal Data Assistants), such as the Palm or Pocket PC, and wireless phones will become increasingly susceptible to viruses. Already, the first viruses to infect these new platforms have attacked consumers and businesses. Future infections are likely to be worse .

With millions of PDAs and smart phones worldwide, the threat of wireless viruses is growing. Many of these handheld devices are potentially susceptible to some form of virus or hostile code that could render them nonfunctional. This chapter will introduce various threats posed by airborne (wireless) viruses and hostile code.