Last May 30, weeks after his guilty plea, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a new general license authorizing for export to Iran smart phones, satellite phones,
anti-viral software and other technology related to Internet communication.
"Gartner's position for 10 years has been that
anti-viral software on mobile devices makes no sense," Pescatore said.
THIS CHECK MAKES SURE YOUR LIS IS STILL WORKING, THAT THE SOFTWARE IS THE RIGHT VERSION, AND THAT
ANTI-VIRAL SOFTWARE AND THE CURRENT MAINTENANCE MASTER DATA FILE (MMDF) ARE LOADED.
The bank, which already provides
anti-viral software, said that the new software provides greater protection for customers who choose to download it from its online banking website.
What makes these mobile pests such a threat is the lack of
anti-viral software for mobile phones and PDAs.
Modem
anti-viral software strengthen this broader sense of the term as their operation is never limited to viruses.