Do I need antivirus software for my iPad

Sonnychar wrote:

I do my banking on my iPad..Do I need any antivirus for my device?

No, you don’t need add-on anti-malware.

You already have anti-malware on your iPad: Apple XProtect, XProtect Remediator, and the App Store review process.

The security provided by iPadOS prevents add-on apps from scanning, as that’s indistinguishable from malware.

And for completeness, here is what some of the better-known add-on anti-malware was actually doing:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation

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