McAfee to protect Symbian Signing

McAfee, Inc. announced automated online virus scanning for the market-leading Symbian Signed mobile application certification program. The Symbian Signed program, which authenticates and tests third-party applications against industry-agreed quality guidelines, will now include virus scanning to provide additional confidence to network operators and consumers.

During the second half of 2006, all applications and content submitted for Symbian Signed certification will automatically be scanned using the McAfee anti-virus engine before being passed on to the certification stage. Virus scanning as part of the application certification submission process continues to demonstrate Symbian Signed thought leadership and its best practice approach to mobile application development.

Victor Kouznetsov, Sr. Vice President, McAfee Mobile, said that McAfee is pleased to partner with Symbian to provide security screening for its certification program. Furthermore he added that combination of McAfee’s virus scanning solution, Symbian Signed and the Symbian OS security architecture will ensure continued secure user experiences and prevent mobile viruses following in the footsteps of their PC counterparts.