Is Avast compatible with windows mobile phones?

janeys

I'm trying to down load the free Avast on my friends Nokia Lumia 630 which runs windows and it wont let me, I get a screen saying that is not compatible with this product, or words to that effect, does anyone know if you can only get Avast on this phone if you pay for it and if that is the case can you recommend another anti virus which is as good as Avast that we can download. I tried to find the answer on their page in the faq's but I could not see the answer and I have posted on their facebook page but it doesn't look as if they manage the facebook site regularly. Many thanks, janey.

TheSaint_2

No, there are currently no Av products for windows mobile. There are so few users that I doubt there are any viruses anyway.


Don't get me wrong, the 630 is a good phone, I and my wife both have windows phones.


Tell your friend to stick to reputable websites and he should b ok. Apps are vetted by Microsoft before going in to the store I think.


Just to add, if there was a product it would be in the store rather than on a website.

Gillor

From Nokia's Support forum:

The Windows Phone operating system of your Lumia can only be changed by over-the-air updates from Mircrosoft which come from secure servers direct to your phone or during a repair process. There is no way that code from any other source can get into the phone's core operating system. Furthermore, any app that you install has it's own secure area of memory where it and its data are stored. This "sandboxed" memory cannot be accessed by any other apps, and apps also cannot make changes to the OS, so your Lumia device is well protected against the threat of viruses.

janeys

Thank you TheSaint and Gillor, Im so used to having Avast on my devices I wanted to make sure that my friend was safe using the internet.

kwikbreaks

Gillor wrote: »

From Nokia's Support forum:
The Windows Phone operating system of your Lumia can only be changed by over-the-air updates from Mircrosoft which come from secure servers direct to your phone or during a repair process. There is no way that code from any other source can get into the phone's core operating system. Furthermore, any app that you install has it's own secure area of memory where it and its data are stored. This "sandboxed" memory cannot be accessed by any other apps, and apps also cannot make changes to the OS, so your Lumia device is well protected against the threat of viruses.

Impressive.
What a shame that Microsoft didn't offer a similar level of protection with Windows for the desktop

TheSaint_2

kwikbreaks wrote: »

Impressive.
What a shame that Microsoft didn't offer a similar level of protection with Windows for the desktop

They do, various features added since XP service pack 2. Windows 8.1 is now a fantastic operating system, however don't believe the marketing.... all modern operating systems have these sandboxing features now but viruses still exist