Recently, my cousin's mobile phone got a virus. It came as an MMS from someone else. When ever she tries to send a text message, the fone will disguise an MMS along which will also pass the virus along once the reciever opens-up the MMS! My cousin has taken the fone to I-Cell but I'm not sure whether or not it's repaired and if after repair, the fones information will be lost. The Virus even has a name it displays which I can't remember for now.

Is there any kind of firewall or anti-virus software available to mobile fones, for protection, since they have the tendency to get infected like computers when used for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) based applications?

In the Mobile operators industry, which network rocks and why?

Thanks a lot! It's good to know there are people knowledgeable about these things. I think the name of the virus is quite different though.

mostly likeky its a variant of the same worm i mentioned, becos the attack characteristic is the same as commwarrior's.

as for firewalls, well i doubt any exists or even makes practical sense for mobile phones. for one thing viruses targeted at mobile devices are extremely rare, secondly the operating "sandbox" needed for firewalling software is hugely impractical for current mobile phones operating platforms but i dare say that in the migration to enhanced phones and 3G/UMTS networks we may see firewalls and virtual private networks for mobile phones.

Thank God, at least some operators have been making plans to move to 3G especially Glo (through Alcatel)

not necessarily a welcome development. 2.5G/gprs is highly under utilized as it is (we can blame the networks' unfair meter charges for that. flat rate makes a better business model) so i think that 3G isnt gonna be big in naija. of course, you can expect the initial frenzy but when the reality of the cost of streaming mtv videos or podcasts hit in, a lot of people WILL get burned and turned off.
also, that video calling thingamajig too wont be a hit for the same reason of expense UNLESS the telcos decided to introduce flatrate charges(monthly, say).

not a lot of nigerians want to take their fones beyond mere callin' n textin'.

nice mobile sharing

yes,nice