Just wondering if there's an app, free or for a fee, that will take care of antivirus duties for the Lumia. I used to use AVG antivirus for my old android and was wondering if one was available for the W7 platform. Thanks.
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Anti virus program for Windows 7 phone - Microsoft Answers
I got lazy, didn't want to re-hash this information.
1.Windows Phone 7 cannot multitask third party apps, so if a virus were running, the antivirus could not, and vice-versa.
2.Apps in the marketplace are inspected for this, so it is highly unlikely a virus would come from there. Even if it did, once discovered, MS has a kill switch for any app i nthe marketplace for just this issue.
3.Mobile phone browsers lack the scripting capabilities of the desktop so are less susceptible to an attack.
4.Mobile phones don't run x86 software which is what most viruses are written for.
5.The return on investment for a virus writer to infect a phone is low. You have to target a specific platform (and WP7 would be low on the list due to marketshare) and then you are limited by what you can do. You cannot effectively turn a phone into a zombie like you can a desktop.
On my Windows 8 tablet with x86, its installed with Microsoft Security essentials (nice knowing I don't have to download other antivirus programs right away)
In other words, you are safe....except from social hacks (hi reset your password, give me your bank account, and your mother's name from wXw.trustus.com/facebook (not real))