Abstract

The present theme refers to the characterization of cellular mobile operating systems: Android, Symbian, iPhone, Windows Phone. To present which of the cellular mobile operating systems, is the most secure and the most susceptible to computer viruses, the qualitative methodology based on the bibliographic reference, data collected in books, technical manuals, manufacturer information and on internet sites; to the analysis of the documentary data, done in tables. However, it is concluded that not all types of computer viruses infect cell phones, it depends on the kernel of the operating system. It was possible to know that Symbian is the operating system most prone to contamination of computer viruses, this operating system is made of a C ++ programming language coming from the C language one of the most popular and has many developers. Android is a mobile operating system, not so secure, based on the kernel of Linux, being free software allows more number of developers of the technology. Windows phone is the least susceptible to virtual pests. And Microsoft has invested heavily in their security system, restricted access to the app store to prevent the user from downloading programs out of the market, since every day are placed numerous applications. Bluetooth technology represents a major form of virus transmission.

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