Public Beta 1 of ESET Mobile Security for Symbian and Windows Mobile, ESET's antivirus software for mobile operating systems is now available for testing. This software includes the following new features and functionality.

New Features:

* Anti-Theft features, including SIM Matching and Remote Wipe
* SIM Matching enables users to define a list of trusted SIM cards on a certain device
* Remote wipe allows users to remotely delete sensitive information using a pre-defined password and SMS command
* Fully integrated firewall monitors ingoing and outgoing communication in accordance with user-defined rules and profiles
* MMS/SMS anti-spam includes black/whitelisting and blocks unwanted messages
* Security audit checks phone features relevant to mobile security and notifies the user of security concerns
* Remote Administration support in the Business Edition

Improvements:

* Heuristics have been optimized for use on mobile platforms
* Infected files can be placed in a Quarantine folder, from which the user can then choose to restore or permanently delete them
* On-Demand scanning scans the entire device or specific folders
* Advanced On-Access scanning scans all created, used or incoming files
* Logs and statistics are in a more accessible format
* The user interface has been enhanced to promote ease of use with settings dialogs and an intuitive menu

Beta Considerations and Requirements:

The beta test version is a precursor of the final product without full functionality and documentation. It is intended for experienced users and should not be installed on operating systems or devices that perform critical tasks because it may cause errors or crashes.

The ESET Mobile Security Public Beta 1 software runs on Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 or 2, Symbian S60 5th Edition and Windows Mobile versions 5.0, 6.0, 6.1 and 6.5.

To Receive your activation code. Go to

http://beta.eset.com/mobile

You need to provide a valid email address to receive your username and password for ESET Mobile Security. You do not have to provide any additional information to download the beta. If you fill out the form under the "More Info" tab, we will be able to contact you via email.



To activate ESET Mobile Security Beta, use the username and password that were sent to you in your registration email. If you did not receive your license information, check your spam folder to be sure it was not filtered by your email client.