Burt wrote:
So I went before work today (I work 12 hour days and have only been home from work for a couple hours) and explained what was going on and how I've done a hard reset and everything. Basically, what the Verizon tech did, was do another hard reset and told me that, if the lockups persist, to come back in and they'd replace it. Well, the phone was working fine all day until I got home and plugged it into my laptop to charge it and that's when everything started effing up again. I don't know if there are virus' for WP7 but it would seem that something when I plug into my laptop happens that causes everything on my phone to botch up and then need to hard reset. I have it plugged into my desktop at the moment and my apps and everything are loading up and not crashing like when I had it plugged into my laptop (I even plugged the phone into my 360 just to see what would happen). I think it has something to do with my laptop which makes no sense since both lap and desktop are running Windows 7.
There is no virus that will affect the phone. Yet. Let me explain.
When I submit an app to Marketplace, it is tested, not only for user experience, and did I meet the app certification requirements (follow Microsoft's rules), but also tested for malicious code. After it is tested, and passes (usually 3-5 days later), I can publish it.
Let's say that somehow I got malicious code past the certification. First, once discovered, all Microsoft has to do is revoke the app's security certificate. Then the app will automatically uninstall from every phone that it is on. The phones check in on security certificates, and uninstall apps that don't have one.
Then, another security feature is isolated storage. Not only can an app not access the operating system, but it can't access data stored by another app. My app has its own storage area on the phone, and nothing else can access that info. My app can't access anything else's info. Even using developer tools, and an unlocked phone, I can't get into other apps' data without using uncertified tools. I can do it, manually (not with an app), but it takes tools that are not sanctioned by Microsoft, and cannot be installed on a phone that is not developer unlocked. Microsoft did this for security, and while it has meant some challenges in writing apps, it is a good thing.
I don't know what the relationship is between your phone and your desktop, but I can tell you that unless your phone is unlocked with a developer account or you hacked it to unlock it, your computer cannot install software on it. The phones are locked to prevent sideloading (installing of apps outside the Marketplace), similar to the way an iPhone is. Even with legitimate developer tools (which are free), you can't sideload an app unless you have a developer account with Microsoft (which is not free). The only thing Zune can really do with a phone that isn't unlocked is sync media. So even if there were a virus for the phone, it couldn't be installed this way.
If it were me, I'd take the phone back and get it swapped out.
