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Software menaces move with times

By Rhymer Rigby

Published: July 21 2005 19:21 | Last updated: July 21 2005 19:21

The personal electronics that are increasingly so important to executives - mobile phones, PDAs and so on - are ever more powerful.

Unfortunately, it has not escaped the notice of virus writers that the mobile in your pocket today is as capable as the PC you used four years ago. It can probably download e-mail, act as an organiser, send attachments and browse the web, raising the question of whether your phone can now catch a virus, just like your PC.

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