A company that handles support for major mobile operators has hit back at Symantec research that suggested people are wising up to a growing threat of cell phone viruses. WDSGlobal said that the threat is being blown well out of proportion and the latest figures reveal a gulf between “perception and reality.” In its research, published at the end of April, Symantec claimed 73 percent of smart phone users are aware of viruses and attacks aimed at their handsets. While that may be encouraging in a “better safe than sorry” way, Doug Overton, head of communications for WDSGlobal, believes people shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that such problems are few and far between.