Kaspersky Lab and Leopard Labs will provide the first ever handset-based offering, which combines mobile antivirus with mobile internet filtering, SMS and MMS control, as well as mobile email anti-spam.

Leopard Labs has developed content filtering and security solutions that enable mobile consumers, particularly mobile carriers, parents and business owners, to control the content being accessed from their mobile phones via the internet, SMS and MMS. The solution has particular relevance to issues of cyberbullying and parental control, and extends an enterprise's internal content access policies to employees' mobile devices.

Recently, Kaspersky Lab recorded the appearance of Trojans that illegally send SMS messages to dedicated premium numbers. Consequently, money is deducted from the user's account. Part of the money paid per SMS is given by the content provider who owns the number to the malicious user who has rented the number.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Mobile was integrated by Leopard Labs to provide premier protection for smartphones and handhelds running under the Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms.

"This partnership reflects our dedication to providing leading-edge and innovative mobile products as well as our commitment to a safe mobile experience to our consumer and corporate customers", says Neil Groll, CTO of Leopard Labs. "We researched and tested a range of antivirus software and found Kaspersky Anti-Virus Mobile to be the best-of-breed for integration with our Windows Mobile and Symbian-based products. By integrating a sophisticated antivirus solution into our product offering, we have expanded our content filtering and security solutions to deliver a unique proposition to the market."