At this point in time the attack surface of such a device is such that
you are probably the one and only person I've ever seen report
"intrusions" on such a device.
Even Fsecure that has a a/v for mobile apps have stated that they've not
seen many in the wild (if at all that I recall)
The best way to prove true "intrusions" is to fire up some sort of
packet sniffer.
Furthermore WinMobile 6 is out. 5 is now out of date.
JJ wrote:
> OK. While I was connected to the Internet with the always-on connection at
> first(rather than Wi-Fi), the intrusions would start up applications on my
> device, start-up Wi-Fi access, which caused the battery level to drop, etc.
>
> Are those intrusions adequate to warrant your support?
>
> And even if the attacks did not occur, which they did, I would still blame
> Microsoft for not bundling a firewall with Windows Mobile 2005.
>
> "Alun Jones" wrote:
>
>> I think Paul's point was to ask you to be specific about one or more such
>> "attacks".
>>
>> So far, all you've said is that something vague has happened, and you blame
>> Microsoft. You're apparently looking for support in your aspersions, which
>> is something that most people will only give if they have information to
>> start from.
>>
>> Alun.
>> ~~~~
>>
>> "JJ" <JJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:FDDD2F21-7652-4781-B084-7D88C9E62C1F@microsoft.com...
>>> Well, I would call any intrusion into my Windows Mobile device an attack.
>>> Wouldn't you?
>>>
>>> "Paul Smith" wrote:
>>>
>>>> "JJ" <JJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:CB4EE328-CDD3-4C03-BA1E-CFB3726D8EA3@microsoft.com...
>>>>
>>>>> I recently bought a Windows Mobile 2005 device. I use it to connect to
>>>>> the
>>>>> Internet and check my email, check stock quotes, etc. And I was
>>>>> attacked
>>>>> every time I connected. So, I've now disabled the Internet connection
>>>>> feature
>>>>> that comes with the device and only use Wi-Fi to connect. This way, I
>>>>> don't
>>>>> have an always-on connection to the Internet. I can turn off Wi-Fi
>>>>> access
>>>>> when I don't need it.
>>>> What do you mean you were "attacked"?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Paul Smith,
>>>> Yeovil, UK.
>>>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
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