Virus reignites mobile malware squabble
F-Secure has denied overplaying the threat posed by mobile malware after the Finnish antivirus vendor issued information about a new mobile worm.
The warning, released last week, claimed that the worm -- Commwarrior Q -- affects smartphones running Symbian Series 60 software.
But despite the fact F-Secure maintains that the worm is not spreading widely or quickly, the warning has re-opened a debate about whether F-Secure is overplaying the threat of mobile phone viruses to sell its mobile antivirus product.
Symbian, which develops the mobile operating systems affected by Commwarrior viruses, feels that F-Secure is hyping the threat posed by mobile malware. "It's inevitable that antivirus companies will highlight scenarios where their product becomes more appealing. F-Secure is particularly active in this," said David Wood, executive vice president of research at Symbian.
