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(REQ) Anti Virus ?

I am using a htc touch pro. Just wondering, is it possible for the phone to be infected by virus? Earlier on there was a trojan on my pc and it stopped the pc from detecting touch pro when i connect it through usb port. it could only read as a removable drive but no longer shows me the screen that lets me choose between active sync and disk transfer. the option to let me choose is still on though, but the screen wont appear when i connect to my pc.. so, any antivirus for the phone? {p.s ive removed the trojan from my pc too}

www.eset.com

nope, not really needed, but eset or avira provide them

ox2pacxo said:
I am using a htc touch pro. Just wondering, is it possible for the phone to be infected by virus? Earlier on there was a trojan on my pc and it stopped the pc from detecting touch pro when i connect it through usb port. it could only read as a removable drive but no longer shows me the screen that lets me choose between active sync and disk transfer. the option to let me choose is still on though, but the screen wont appear when i connect to my pc.. so, any antivirus for the phone? {p.s ive removed the trojan from my pc too}
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There have been no viruses yet reported to affect the Windows Mobile platform.

tnyynt said:
There have been no viruses yet reported to affect the Windows Mobile platform.
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IS THAT RIGHT !...WELL THERE ARE WINDOWS MOBILE VIRUSES,SINCE 2004 IN FACT!! ,QUITE A FEW IN FACT..DO SOME RESEARCH MATEY !!
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=337069&rll=1
BTW...AVAST FOR PDA (ARM VERSION) IS FREE FOR 60 DAYS THEN A SMALL FEE...WORTH A TRY..ESET,MCAFEE,NORTON,F-SECURE,TREND MICRO,AVG AND AVIRA ALSO OFFER A MOBILE ANTI VIRUS SOLUTION (ms link below with details of av apps)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/totalaccess/columns/mobile-security.mspx

vaderthedog said:
IS THAT RIGHT !...WELL THERE ARE WINDOWS MOBILE VIRUSES,SINCE 2004 IN FACT!! ,QUITE A FEW IN FACT..DO SOME RESEARCH MATEY !!
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=337069&rll=1
BTW...AVAST FOR PDA (ARM VERSION) IS FREE FOR 60 DAYS THEN A SMALL FEE...WORTH A TRY..ESET,MCAFEE,NORTON,F-SECURE,TREND MICRO,AVG AND AVIRA ALSO OFFER A MOBILE ANTI VIRUS SOLUTION (ms link below with details of av apps)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/totalaccess/columns/mobile-security.mspx
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WOW... Don't scream so loud, we are not blind...
Fact is that the chance of coming acros a virus on a PDA is too small for me to put up with stupid device slowing software.
I once installed Bull Guard on my ppc (HTC Touch) but after the trail period ended it was next to impossible to remove again. Even with the help of the Bullguard people.
My advice: Don't bother

vaderthedog said:
IS THAT RIGHT !...WELL THERE ARE WINDOWS MOBILE VIRUSES,SINCE 2004 IN FACT!! ,QUITE A FEW IN FACT..DO SOME RESEARCH MATEY !!
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=337069&rll=1
BTW...AVAST FOR PDA (ARM VERSION) IS FREE FOR 60 DAYS THEN A SMALL FEE...WORTH A TRY..ESET,MCAFEE,NORTON,F-SECURE,TREND MICRO,AVG AND AVIRA ALSO OFFER A MOBILE ANTI VIRUS SOLUTION (ms link below with details of av apps)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/totalaccess/columns/mobile-security.mspx
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are you nuts.not a good idea to piss off a mod.

haha vaderthedog you aint gonna last long on this forum speaking to MODS liek that

livefastdiefun87 said:
haha vaderthedog you aint gonna last long on this forum speaking to MODS liek that
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hmm."no man should live in fear..for a man is just a man"
first point.this is a forum to discuss and share knowledge on ppc devices,its not beebo...save the *****in for there plz maadam !.....
secondly i did not insult the moderator,tnyynt...he is a respected member of the forum who has contributed several applications/contributions...i merely said he should do more research...no insult in that.
thirdly...i am someone commonly called"a darkside hacker" or a "black hat" (a very famous one in fact!) so creating multiple accounts in forums is standard practice.ALSO..IM NOT SHOUTING..I ALWAYS WRITE LIKE THIS.
fourthly...are you mad...windows mobile virus is A serious problem..a ppc is based on windows therefore virus writers need only change the code slightly to affect windows mobile,"they" dont because its not seen as "worthwhile" although some do,primarily to target buisness sector ppc users to gain access to thier work networks to steal !

vaderthedog said:
fourthly...are you mad...windows mobile virus is A serious problem..a ppc is based on windows therefore virus writers need only change the code slightly to affect windows mobile,"they" dont because its not seen as "worthwhile" although some do,primarily to target buisness sector ppc users to gain access to thier work networks to steal !
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can you find a virus for me ?
i am searching for one since i got my first WM

good luck finding a virus...the closest youll get is to make your own

vaderthedog said:
thirdly...i am someone commonly called"a darkside hacker" or a "black hat" (a very famous one in fact!) so creating multiple accounts in forums is standard practice.ALSO..IM NOT SHOUTING..I ALWAYS WRITE LIKE THIS.
fourthly...are you mad...windows mobile virus is A serious problem..a ppc is based on windows therefore virus writers need only change the code slightly to affect windows mobile,"they" dont because its not seen as "worthwhile" although some do,primarily to target buisness sector ppc users to gain access to thier work networks to steal !
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Ahahahahahahaha! Oh man, this is the funniest thing I've read in ages. Keep up the good work there guy, this comedy persona you've come up with is excellent.

If he is a "darkside hacker"... maybe he can make the first serious virus???
Cheers

ox2pacxo said:
I am using a htc touch pro. Just wondering, is it possible for the phone to be infected by virus? Earlier on there was a trojan on my pc and it stopped the pc from detecting touch pro when i connect it through usb port. it could only read as a removable drive but no longer shows me the screen that lets me choose between active sync and disk transfer. the option to let me choose is still on though, but the screen wont appear when i connect to my pc.. so, any antivirus for the phone? {p.s ive removed the trojan from my pc too}
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vaderthedog said:
IS THAT RIGHT !...WELL THERE ARE WINDOWS MOBILE VIRUSES,SINCE 2004 IN FACT!! ,QUITE A FEW IN FACT..DO SOME RESEARCH MATEY !!
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=337069&rll=1
BTW...AVAST FOR PDA (ARM VERSION) IS FREE FOR 60 DAYS THEN A SMALL FEE...WORTH A TRY..ESET,MCAFEE,NORTON,F-SECURE,TREND MICRO,AVG AND AVIRA ALSO OFFER A MOBILE ANTI VIRUS SOLUTION (ms link below with details of av apps)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/totalaccess/columns/mobile-security.mspx
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tnyynt said:
There have been no viruses yet reported to affect the Windows Mobile platform.
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If you would have read the question on post #1 with attention, as well as my answer to that question, you would have known, before putting me to research, that I was saying the exact thing that this Microsoft report sais:
Important: Currently, we are not aware of any viruses that can be transferred from your laptop or your desktop to your Windows Mobile-based device.
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Now, should I sent you, "matey", to research?

Chris1974 said:
If he is a "darkside hacker"... maybe he can make the first serious virus???
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he can also be "black hat" ... i am a bit confused.... can you be "darkside hacker" and "black hat" in the same time or you have to log out ?????

I used to have Eset... but this crap real-time scan slows down your mobile big time. You know what they say: Safe sex is bad sex.

Macs & More

I have an X1i (believe it's a UK release because I got it from the Middle East), and I don't have a PC. I have a Mac
I'm currently using The Missing Sync to sync contacts and what not, but there appears to be a lot more I could be doing with ROMs if I had a PC running. For example, I am unable to update my ROM with the Service Update tool because there just isn't one for the Mac.
Any tips/ideas on this? All the ROMs out there are in .EXE format. Do I just copy them to the X1 and run them? Or do I really HAVE to have a PC?

Kooji said:
I have an X1i (believe it's a UK release because I got it from the Middle East), and I don't have a PC. I have a Mac
I'm currently using The Missing Sync to sync contacts and what not, but there appears to be a lot more I could be doing with ROMs if I had a PC running. For example, I am unable to update my ROM with the Service Update tool because there just isn't one for the Mac.
Any tips/ideas on this? All the ROMs out there are in .EXE format. Do I just copy them to the X1 and run them? Or do I really HAVE to have a PC?
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I posted a thread a while ago regarding just this, whether other Mac users are using WinMo phones as well. Regarding ROM's, I still have no clue. You could try virtual software if you have an Intel Mac, I'm on a PPC Powermac so that's not an option for me.
Turns out there just aren't many and using a PC is the best solution.
Windows Mobile just isn't Mac friendly.

it's not just a mac thing it's also not very linux, 64bit xp, 64bit vista, 64bit win7, 32bit vista, 32bit win7 friendly

Bugger.
It's not very nice having to bum someone's PC and run hacks off it. Hmmmm...
I'm going to experiment with Missing Sync, see how far it'll take me.
I can run Bootstrap if I must, though I just totally despise windows. I'm looking for any way to get it off my xperia - everything I CAN do appears to be skinning, nothing more. Not even Android can be set to hard boot - yet...
Yes, don't ask...the xperia was a gift. If I had my way, it would've been anything NOT running WM.

Kooji said:
Bugger.
It's not very nice having to bum someone's PC and run hacks off it. Hmmmm...
I'm going to experiment with Missing Sync, see how far it'll take me.
I can run Bootstrap if I must, though I just totally despise windows. I'm looking for any way to get it off my xperia - everything I CAN do appears to be skinning, nothing more. Not even Android can be set to hard boot - yet...
Yes, don't ask...the xperia was a gift. If I had my way, it would've been anything NOT running WM.
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I feel your pain.

I got an X1 as a gift, but I have a Macbook

Is there any way I can sync the two up even though they're operating on different a O/S? I'm not that computer savvy, so please, be easy on me. I tried plugging it into my Macbook using the USB cable, but nothing happens. When I plugged it into my roommate's PC, everything worked fine. But I'd like to be able to get my pictures, calendars, and everything else sync'd up to my phone, is it possible to do this with a Macbook? Or am I going to have to get rid of my X1?

Never used it myself, but I heard The Missing Sync is an ok option.
There might even be a few others. Here, let me Google that for you.

You can try Eltima Syncmate,
(I use it on my iMac)
They have a free version as well as an Expert edition.
The free version is enough to sync, but if you want to activate the expert functions (which are very handy) you need to buy a license.
Regards,
EqX

Syncmate is best in my opinion, buy the expert edition, its worth every penny, the missing sync gave me a kernel panic as soon as i plugged in my x1
i just wish SE would make a SEUS application for os x too

Thanks guys. What are some of the expert functions that the free version doesn't have? I don't really be constrained by having a Macbook of everything I can do with this phone using a PC.

buh_buh said:
Thanks guys. What are some of the expert functions that the free version doesn't have? I don't really be constrained by having a Macbook of everything I can do with this phone using a PC.
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There is a detailed list on Etima's site.
(besides, all the goodies that are expert, are also listed in the freeware version with the tag: expert, so you see what you miss).

meptik said:
There might even be a few others. Here, let me Google that for you.
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This site is too good

You got X1 as gift...
Why i have no such relative? XD

heh, I'm just lucky I guess.
I downloaded syncMate, but it doesn't look like I can access the phone's memory through my macbook. Is this possible?

Well mate if you have an installer of windows xp/vista, you can install it in your macbook using bootcamp. its easy to install and yes you will used to for your x1 without any hassle.

buh_buh said:
heh, I'm just lucky I guess.
I downloaded syncMate, but it doesn't look like I can access the phone's memory through my macbook. Is this possible?
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What exactly do you mean with "phone memory"?
You can attach your X1 as a drive to your mac, and it will appear as a disk.
Or you can sync contacts/iCal/mail/etc in any way you wish..
You can even browse the sms conversations (expert)..
Regards,
EqX

I only have the basic version, but it doesn't let me browse the contents of my x1 on my macbook. I plugged it in, and it doesn't show up as a disk, nothing shows up at all under my list of devices when I plug it into my macbook. Do I need the full version?

buh_buh said:
I only have the basic version, but it doesn't let me browse the contents of my x1 on my macbook. I plugged it in, and it doesn't show up as a disk, nothing shows up at all under my list of devices when I plug it into my macbook. Do I need the full version?
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Nah, you probably set the device to connect as drive, you need to let it connect through "activesync".
Eltima will start up as soon as it detects a device.
Regards,
EqX

Convert XP program to Winmo 6.1 Omnia

Can someone convert/build a program that I run on XP to be used on my omnia? I would supply the original program and xp drivers etc. (It is a VHF radio programming software that I wish to run from Omnia rather than PC)

lanedava said:
Can someone convert/build a program that I run on XP to be used on my omnia? I would supply the original program and xp drivers etc. (It is a VHF radio programming software that I wish to run from Omnia rather than PC)
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Its not really possible to convert Computer programs to a Phone program. you would have to start from scratch and make a whole new program

Thanks for the joke...

The devs here are pretty good, but seriously?.... that is just not a well developed question.

kids, dont do drugs

peperonikiller said:
Its not really possible to convert Computer programs to a Phone program. you would have to start from scratch and make a whole new program
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Just thought this noob would ask. Ya never know

lanedava said:
Just thought this noob would ask. Ya never know
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Whats wrong, its a perfectly valid question. especially seeing how MS chooses to label its desktop and mobile OSs under the same product name. Just because the answer may seem obvious to some, not everyone is a programmer and not everyone can be expected to know the answer to such questions.

But i have an imac!!!! help!

Hi guys
i'm really thrilled about the android developments for the hd2, but have waited a while until it had been properly tried and tested and a stable build was made...
Really would like to install the NAND android But..........
I have an apple Mac!!!
please help....
Darren

Sell it and buy a pc

Use VMWare or use BootCamp!

seeksol said:
Hi guys
i'm really thrilled about the android developments for the hd2, but have waited a while until it had been properly tried and tested and a stable build was made...
Really would like to install the NAND android But..........
I have an apple Mac!!!
please help....
Darren
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hopefully you have an intel mac, your only option is to use bootcamp. VMware or parallels will not work. There's no mac software for flashing

Meh, forget it.

Get the 3 sets of files you need, copy to a USB key, then borrow someone's Windows 7 PC, or go to library, Kinko's, etc and perform the work there. With the right files etc, the flashing process only takes about 10 mins max.
oh and make sure you have activsync installed. need that to ensure the drivers/connection is made

your only solution is to buy an iphone 4
lol i kid i kid.... I think you can use virtual box or something like that to use windows programs or just go to a friend house with a pc

my gosh... i didn't realise that none of this is possible on a mac.... that makes me sad...
i'm afraid my mac is rather old... but still working perfectly...
it's an imac 1.25 ghz PowerPC G4

seeksol said:
my gosh... i didn't realise that none of this is possible on a mac.... that makes me sad...
i'm afraid my mac is rather old... but still working perfectly...
it's an imac 1.25 ghz PowerPC G4
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yea you'll have to use someone elses windows machine...it doesn't take long at all just download the files you need

can i not just install the .exe file directly on my phone and open it up on the phone itself???

and i got something called " a solution " which is
1- Install bootcamp if you dont know how-to forget the whole thing
2- Buy a PC YOU WONT REGRET IT
3- Dah ... this is xda = Wm (windows) + Android (linux) no iphone so no mac sell your mac

no way respectively (regarding imac)

seeksol said:
can i not just install the .exe file directly on my phone and open it up on the phone itself???
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No, if it was that easy don't you think we all would be doing it that way? Do you not know anyone with a PC? I think it's your only option as far as I know.

hmmmmm i work in the grpahic design industry! we all use macs....
i'll have to go to a cyber cafe somewhere.....
so first i got the do the HardSPL thing and the Radio thing before i can do the MAGLDR thing and NAND thing....
wow..... i need more than 10 mins to do all that....

You NEED to use Bootcamp. I use my Macbook pro for all of this flashing I do. All through bootcamp.
If you try and install HSPL with VMWARE you will most likely brick your phone. USB connection will be terminated when the phone changes state using VMWARE.

Go to a friend, install clockwork recovery there and then you'll never need a pc again
you can flash through recovery as soon as you have installed it.

seeksol said:
hmmmmm i work in the grpahic design industry! we all use macs....
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On which planet?

Buy a cheap windows netbook.

Beretta93 said:
On which planet?
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This one. Probably 90% of the design industry use Macs.
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App

A VM with direct USB access could work, but I don't know if there is even one available on Mac and if the Mac CPU's support it (you need a pretty new CPU with Intel VT-d or AMD-Vi) and a supporting hypervisor like KVM or Xen (on Linux) or VMWare ESXi4 or higher. Maybe VMware Fusion for Mac supports it too, they do a pretty good job of Video card passtrough but I don't know about USB.
But my point is: it might be possible, but why even bother? Just get access to a Windows PC or install boot camp (if you have an Intel Mac).
You can't complain now: when you bought you're HD2 you know that WinMo isn't really designed to work with Mac (you use iSync right? It isn't even developed by MS) and it never has been common to flash from Mac (I don't even know if it is possible)