PETALING JAYA: Mobile phone viruses are set to increase in number and virulence, an anti-virus expert said. This is because cellphone manufacturers are putting in more applications and functionalities into newer, more complex handsets, which open more doors for virus writers to exploit.
Users should be concerned about whats on the horizon, said Chong Yu Nam, a technical consultant with anti-virus company Trend Micro Inc. He also noted that cellphone viruses were being engineered to propagate faster.