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There’s been a lot written in the press recently about virtual payments using mobile phones winging their way into our lives at rapid speed. At the moment, in some cities, it is already possible to pay for goods such as food by swiping debit cards on iPhones, while it won’t be too many months longer before we all start paying for parking tickets using apps on our smartphones.

With many people now depending upon online banking for their day to day financial activity, and with mobile apps being ever improved to make this service one that no longer requires the input of a PC, it’s clear that in future years we could no longer have a need to carry our debit and credit cards around when we have a mobile phone in our pocket.

However, just how safe is it to pay by mobile phone in this manner? Well, the answer, unfortunately, is that it isn’t always 100% safe and reliable. After all, what happens if you lose your mobile phone somewhere less than glamorous? Human error, such as misplacing our phones on a night out, cannot be accounted for, but luckily there are ways to protect yourself against another worrying possibility: having your phone infected with a virus that could take down details of payment information.

Most people deem it unnecessary to install antivirus software on their mobiles, but with antivirus programs available nowadays at such a low cost (you should even be able to find reputable free antivirus software if you shop around for a while), it makes no sense to take risks here.

Finally, bear in mind that phone payments linked to debit card accounts entail far more risk than those linked to credit card accounts, while those linked elsewhere, like gift card accounts, are obviously far more dangerous as you can’t be sure of their reputability.

The fact is the massive number of PC and mobile phone users have no antivirus software but if you use your device every day, you need protection that is constantly keeping you safe. Antivirus software is the best way of fast, smart security that won’t slow you down.

Apple iPhone appears to be vulnerable to a virus and it’s good news that some versions of antivirus software for personal computers are also able to scan the iPhone, protecting both PC users and their iPhone and iPod from malwares.

Anyway, quality computing today is impossible without trusted antivirus software that prevents you from downloading the harm file. In order if you ever become a victim of a virus, worm or Trojan it can help you get removing them and preventing further infection.