Is there an iPhone antivirus App?

Currently in the world of I os their is only one form of malware the affects non-jailbroken devices it is the square but this can only be recived through a spam forward or visiting a specific site other than this their have been two other attempts which have been nocked out by the developers one is publicly known because it is in resent tech news it used the contacts apps data to send a recomendation of the app to contacts you have and then it would divert you web searchs to fake add filled sites but its orgional purpose or so the description said was free calling and texting (note rearly do any providers wish to just give such a service away just a note to readers) another I do not wish to discuss. Other then this the only way to get a viruse is to jailbreak because when this method is used it creates a system registry making the device just as venerable as any android based phone on the current market. But if you really want a way to check what apps are doing without your permission download TrustR lite from the app store it shows weaknesses in apps such as the origonal angry birds security flaw which exposes you devices udid their is also a paid version for 3.99 called TrustR I personally use the paid one it tells me as soon as I install app wheather the app says what it does or has some nefarious prup

You r right.. in this digital world everything is possible.. and to be ignorant is the greatest blunder.

No device no OS is safe,unles steps are taken

Their is one final side note I would like to make to all readers do not input personal information even a password into any platform unless you are willing to take on the responsibility of learning or using a tool to secure that platform because using any device as free as a bird can leave your device hacked, virus filled, or bricked. So use caution on any platform heed my word no matter what anyone tells you because their is no such thing in our tech world as a secure device as long as their are hacker, back doors, or people wanting to steal your information. Their will never be a secure platform of any kind.

Everybody claiming that a virus has NOT been written for a Iphone4 or 5... Are idiots/lyers.. You guys should all know the truth about Apple, they are just as vulnable as anyone else! they are just lucky that nobody wants to use their computers thats why not many viruses are written for it.. But you have my word! viruses are made for both Iphone4 aswell for Iphone5! Doubt me, and I show you. When apple say they are secure etc.. some people takes that as a challenge, and just because a virus is not discovered does not! mean that it does not exist!

Want a Iphone virus? Then just find me, I give you one!

Who could possibly refuse an offer like that?

Any reason you decided to reopen a long-dead thread with this piece of nonsense?

Agreed

I also think they need to start thinking of safety on these devices. This is a link just released a couple days ago. No it isn't a virus but it does steal your Apple ID then allow them into your account.

www.technewsdaily.com/8244-apple-id-phishing-scam.html

So you have written a virus, submitted it to the App Store, and it got approved.

BRAVO! 😁

Either that, or you believe that somehow a file downloaded from the Internet containing unsigned code will infect my device.

Horse Manure

seajay123 wrote:

I also think they need to start thinking of safety on these devices. This is a link just released a couple days ago. No it isn't a virus but it does steal your Apple ID then allow them into your account.

www.technewsdaily.com/8244-apple-id-phishing-scam.html

Did you actually read the article?

Do you know what a "phishing scam" is?

Do you realize it has absolutely NOTHING to do with the iPhone?

Do you realize that it does not "steal" your Apple ID, it convinces you that you should give it away to thieves?

For your edification, a "phishing scam" is not a virus, not a trojan, not malware of any kind. It is "social engineering" - meaning convincing you that you should enter your Apple ID and password into a web page that looks legitimate but isn't. There is nothing that Apple or anyone else can do to stop you from doing something stupid. And it is only by doing something stupid that you could be a victim of this scam.

😎 Why the **** did anybody reopen this treat? 😝

Anyway! This is the point i was talking earlier in this posts... People simply are ignorant (maybe also dumb) and the Problem with internet is that anybody can spread his ideas and views without needing a lot of knowledge! As always this can be good but this example again shows that the most interested people in this area are eyther security experts ot those who give them work 👿

The problem with the scamming article shows again that "bad guys" are interested in the platform, in the devices, in its users and maybe particular you 😉

Anyway... As the update to iOS 6 showed again, security issues were fixed with that update, which confirmed me again... And some of those were known for months... But again... I'm only a dumb user who is concerned abaout things most people don't bother. One of our engineers a few weeks ago asked me what stuff i had on my device. I gave him my phone and he started to laugh... He had a glimps on my apps and told me that most of my personal contacts, and other private stuff would be stored on some servers somewhere. Luckilly it was my private phone, but again this confirmed me and gave me a lesson. Not all but many free app's are not only for funn, otherwise companies who provide a GPS app would need access to personal contacts etc 😁

Nevermind... Security starts with the end user! How did an expert once tell me during a training lesson...

"Security is only as good as the weakest link in the chain! When it breaks (or gets compromised) the chain is useless!"

So for those of you that are apparently unaware of the threats, risks and vulnerabilities that are very real for the iphone and ALL IOS devices. First a little history as it seems that most people are unaware of this. Apple bought the "Rights" to use IOS from Cisco. The Cisco IOS was built from Unix, i.e. Unix is the foundation for the IOS platform. Now, with that little bit of history out of the way, does anyone have a clue how many "Vulnerabilities" the Cisco IOS has and has had in the past? Well I do, and the number would be several thousand, in total. I have worked and currently work in some of the most restrictive and security minded environments that you can think of. It is also a KNOWN fact that numerous APP developers for the Apple IOS have written in keyloggers in to their apps for "Market Research" purposes. What does this mean? Well, if you happen to have an APP on your phone where the developer has written in a keylogger, every time you type a password, username, personal information (PII), or anything else, it records it and then sends the information to the developer. So let me ask you this, how many of you would like some game developer or other developer to have access to your bank account information? or be able to read your private personal text messages to your spouse or children? I have developed for the Apple IOS and I have been a security professional for a long time. Apple, Microsoft, Cisco and every other "Vendor" on the planet wants you to believe that their software is safe, secure and that you are protected by using their software/product, but the reality of this world is - the only safe system is the one that is never turned on. Phishing is social engineering, and disturbingly quite effective, your virus' are there to just hurt your system/information. Due to the "Open" community of the Apple IOS community, who is to say that a knowledgeable and experienced hacker wouldn't be able to utilize the "community" to assist in a DDoS attack? If there is no security software for it then you are vulnerable, PERIOD. I don't care who you are, what you think, if you are not protecting against the very real and serious threats that are out there, then you are asking for your identity to be stolen, your bank account, your childrens information which could make them prey for the predators out there, and way too many more things to list. My point is, there is no such thing as software or hardware that is immune to threats and vulnerabilities. Unix, Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows, and every other operating system out there has vulnerabilites. Do you think it would be hard to convert a Mac or Unix vulnerability to work on Apple's IOS platform? Really? Unix is Unix, whether you put Apple, Linux or Microsoft on top. All I can hope is that what you take away from this is knowledge and that you are more informed of the threats and risks that are out there. There is no system on the planet that is ever completely "Protected" from threats and vulnerabilities. Please do remember that people are just as much a threat to any information system as any hacker, cracker or script kiddie is. If you don't believe me then do the research yourself. TED even had a conference regarding the threats that every person with a cell phone can face today. Be smart, be safe, and be informed. Best to all.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/02/19/hackers-hit-apple-computers-in-cyberassau lt/

Looks like I win.

deadguyale wrote:

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/02/19/hackers-hit-apple-computers-in-cyberassau lt/

Looks like I win.

You realize that this has NOTHING to do with iOS, right?

This is for all.. As I remarked earlier and substatiated by many here, no software is immune from expolitation. The fact this discussion has draged so far is because of the stubborness and ignorence of some of you who believe that iOS is immune from such threats, Which is not the case. Every sofware written can be expolited which has been shown time and again and confirmd lately.

iOS is comperatively used by very less number of people as against the windows and hence gets less chance of being freaked by hackers and other malware threats. And that it is this fact that gives to some of you false feeling of security and can be understood under this shield of ignorance.

But believe me this has happened so many times before and has happened lately. The news is there on the web. If it can be done on some of the computers running iOS then it can be done anywhere.