Windows CE use could boost mobile malware

A security expert has warned that the increasing use of Microsoft code in mobile applications could lead to a rise in mobile malware activity, iTnews reports.

While little malware activity is aimed at mobile phones, the situation could change as Microsoft’s influence grows, he said.

The expert cited two large Japanese telecoms companies which are actively evaluating Windows CE devices.

“If Windows CE is taken up in a big way in a large market we may see some increased malware activity,” he warned.

“There is not a lot of functionality built in that will stop attacks on that platform, so there could be a problem if it takes off. As for other operating systems there has been very little new activity.”