Nowadays mobile phones and smart phones are used as mobile personal computers which have access to Internet and compatible with the most popular multimedia and office applications for texts such as Word, Excel etc. And it goes without saying that mobile phones should be protected by antivirus software. The most wildly used brand for mobile phones and smart phones is Nokia and in this article we will provide you with the review on the best antivirus programs for nokia mobiles. We have tried to choose the programs which are trustful and which are compatible with Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6 classic. Besides we have tested these antivirus software with the following nokia models: nokia n73, nokia 9300i, nokia 6085, nokia 72 mobile, nokia 6630, nokia mobile n-70, nokia 5300, nokia 6300, nokia n95, nokia 5500, nokia 6103, nokia 3230, nokia e90 communicator and other nokia models. All tested antivirus software is compatible with these stated above Nokia mobile models. All viruses were downloaded on the memory card and after that we scanned the system by various antivirus programs. The results of this antivirus test for nokia antivirus programs you can find below.

These are the results of our testing:

NetQin Mobile Antivirus is a free antivirus software for Nokia mobiles

Antivirus interface – 100%
Antivirus protection level – 92%
Quality of antivirus scanning – 100%
Time of antivirus scanning – 0:10 min.

This antivirus program can win the first prize as the most beautiful antivirus software for mobile telephones. It is very easy to use NetQin as it has a simple interface and everyone can understand it easily. NetQin has a very high level of antivirus protection and its time of antivirus scanning is a bit shorter than Kaspersky Antivirus and it has found and killed all viruses which have been downloaded to nokia. If you try to open an infected file a dialogue window will appear and you can choose to delete this virus.

NetQin parameters allow you to choose the antivirus protection level and you can turn on auto scan monitor.

Result: NetQin is a good and beautiful free antivirus for nokia. You can use it if you want to protect your mobile phone form viruses.

Kaspersky Antivirus is another antivirus program which can be used to scan mobile phones for viruses and Trojan programs

Antivirus interface – 70%
Antivirus protection level – 95%
Quality of antivirus scanning – 100%
Time of antivirus scanning – 0:12 min.

It is easy to install. After being installed you can find Kaspersky Antivirus icon in the upper right corner next to the battery indicator – this icon is also an indicator of antivirus protection. There are four section in the main menu: scan, update, massages and information. You can configure everything starting from antivirus scanning schedule and virus database updating ending with antivirus indicator position. Kaspersky has a function to work with text massages. It has a kind of built-in firewall where you can create “black” and “white” lists for SMS and MMS massages from different numbers. This antivirus has scanned our nokia mobile phones for viruses very quickly. It took only 12 minutes. All tested viruses have been found and killed.

Result: Kaspersky Antivirus is a great software for nokia and Windows Mobile. It can create black lists which is very useful for mobile phone users.

McAffe VirusScan Mobile will scan your nokia mobiles for viruses

Antivirus interface – 90%
Antivirus protection level – 81%
Quality of antivirus scanning – 92%
Time of antivirus scanning – 0:33 min.

McAffe VirusScan Mobile can be easily installed without any problems. Virus scanning took 33 minutes but it has detected all four viruses. When you try to open an infected file it will be deleted without any notification. In antivirus settings you can turn on/off constant antivirus scanning of files and massages and you can also update your antivirus base.

Result: McAffe VirusScan Mobile is a good antivirus for nokia mobiles but it has a few disadvantages.

Symantec Mobile Antivirus is a special addition to protect you nokia mobile phones from viruses

Antivirus interface – 80%
Antivirus protection level – 93%
Quality of antivirus scanning – 100%
Time of antivirus scanning – 0:45 min.

This is a world wide known antivirus program developed by Symantec and its main difference from antivirus software reviewed above is its time of antivirus scanning. Symantec Mobile Antivirus functions and setting are standard: constant protection, scanning, real rive protection. And a firewall module is also included to this program but it not clear for us why they have decided to do it. Frankly speaking it could be more effective if they made the same for SMS and MMS messages. Symantec Mobile Antivirus passed our virus test successfully but the time of virus scanning was too long. When you try to open an infected file there appears an alarm window and you can easily block it or delete.

Result: Symantec Mobile Antivirus is a very slow antivirus software for mobile phones it is fully compatible with all nokia mobiles but you will have to wait for more than half an hour to scam your phone or smart phone for viruses.

Conclusion for our mobile antivirus review for nokia smart phones:

All tested antivirus programs for mobile phones are nearly the same. You cam use any of these progs to protect nokia mobile against viruses, Trojans and spyware programs. You can be absolutely sure that these antivirus products are compatible with the most widely used nokia phones. You can also try free online antivirus programs to scan your mobile for viruses.