Is Reverse Crossover a Possibility??

The article on the Crossover virus interested me a lot. The very concept of a virus being able to hop across from a PC to a mobile device and the possibility of the havoc such a crossover could do left me wondering for a long time.

When I searched the web for the types of mobile phone viruses prevelant, it dawned on me that such crossover viruses are merely trendsetters which start of quite innocently for now but in time to come will go on to create havoc in the telecom and network industry.

Considering that in the US only 35% use a broadband connection to get on the net and in Europe about 60%, the number of people using dialups was significantly high to be ignored. What percentage of these used mobile phones to connect up their latest Laptops to the Internet I do not know but surely the jet setting executives must.

What are the chances of a crossover reversal-taking place? Although it is more of a concept for now, it isn’t difficult to stretch one imagination a bit further to see this happening. And what would happen then? An executive who has crossed over the Atlantic to get to a business meeting will find his Laptop CRASH!! just the night before the meeting – The reason he connected to the internet using his mobile phone and a virus crept in.

While there are no sure shot ways of stopping a virus attack, disciplining yourself to not use a mobile phone to connect your PC to the Internet can reduce the risk greatly.