Is there an iPhone antivirus App?

You should have quit with your one post. This thread started over 2 years ago and had run dry until Catahoula resurrected it. And I guarantee no one paid any attention to his long screed.

boy, I hope all apple discussion welcomes are as cordial as this one. I thought lending some true insight into the subject, instead of perception, might have been welcomed.

Ok, welcome to the discussions.

If you read the entire thread there is true insight into it. But it is a pretty cold thread and you probably won't get your retraction as I believe that user has moved on.

There will be newer posts regarding viruses and you can provide your insight with them and actually have people read them.

I'm not personally concerned that the thread is old and I didn't imagine for a second I would get a retraction, I only posted to set the record straight for future readers. If you/others don't want people posting to old threads, then someone should close them to new posts. Alternatively, users that don't want to get further emails, such as yourself, should unsubscribe to follow-up posts to this thread. I'm also acutely aware that typical Apple product user's do not rationally listen to, heed, or accept input that is not strictly pro-Apple. I knew I would regret getting involved in this discussion, or any Apple discussions. I really should have heeded my hunch.

Unlike others here I actually read the entire screed by that user and I checked the link. But your post will now provide information to others who might wander here.

You second post, directed at me, was pointless. If you can point be to a remote exploit that was in existence at that time that would clone a non-jailbroken iPhone (I'm not even sure there was one for jailbroken phones) then provide me with your insight and show me where I was incorrect. And assuming your NSA comment was about the recent Der Spiegel info, how would I have known about that?

Ive never seen a thread with more false information. Just great.

* I love the comments that if you loose information from phising its because your stupid. Very mature and good advice to someone who does not know about phising. The best is phising is not theft of your information, you're giving it away.

So con artists dont go to jail for swindling their victims? Give some thought to your reply before answering. In no way is phising legal nor is limited to your being fooled to voluntarily giving away information. Why do you think they may want your id and pw? The posters comments implies that everyone in the family should have the same level of expertise with digitl devices. Your kids, grand parents, new person to digital devices can never make a mistake, is absolutely unforgiving and unrealistic for the real world.

*iphones are perfectly safe, so you dont need antivirus.

iPhones is one of the least secure handheld devices out there. Any digital device needs protection. Any digital device can be a victim of virus, phising or any other activity where you loose your information.

So many other false or nasty statements. Why should people who need information come to any help site with attitudes like these.

* We were talking about iPhone and now we are talking about Mac?

Does this poster and those that liked it realize you attach your iphone to mac or to a pc to back it up in itunes. Now both devices are at risk. If you solve the problems in your iphone it will not matter the next time you hook up to itunes. If that is not discussed and addressed any advice to fix their iphon is null and void. You better discuss the mac or auxilary devices hooked up to the iphone or you did no service to those that read the thread.

Obviously these people either do not have the patience to give advice or the knowledge in which the thread is discussing. If you dont know or the topic upsets you DONT POST.

Richardhf wrote:

If you dont know or the topic upsets you DONT POST.

You should take your own advice. You know absolutely nothing about what you are talking about; you are just pulling it out of some bodily orifice. Kaspersky recently published their analysis, and found that of 297 malwares identified for smart phones 295 of them attacked only android. And the other two could only attack jailbroken iPhones. Im willing to believe REAL experts in computer security, not some teenager who thinks he or she knows everything. And yes, I am one of those computer security specialists.

http://www.emirates247.com/business/99-of-mobile-malware-attacks-android-phones- 2014-03-04-1.540296

http://bestphone2014.net/smartphone/smartphone-malware-attacks.html

Wow you must have friends.... if you dont like what they say - disable their account

Some times the truth is in the details for the self proclaim computer experts..

lets just let them all read if other IT experts believe Apple has a security issue !

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/germany-apple-may-have-security-problem/

Wow! You found an article from 2010, do you really think it is relevant today?

Hey, this could be a major problem for those 200 or so people running 3.2.1 on their iPad.

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April 15, 2014 Apple Support Doc.

Viruses, Trojans, Malware - and other aspects of Internet Security

Ricanz1 wrote:

April 15, 2014 Apple Support Doc.

Viruses, Trojans, Malware - and other aspects of Internet Security

Wendy is likely no longer concerned as the question was asked and answered over 3 years ago.

TrendMicro, who has been in the business for 20+ years, currently has an antivirus app as of Oct. 13, 2015. See below

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/trend-micro-mobile-security/id630442428?mt=8

TrendMicro, who has been in the business for 20+ years, HAS ACTUALLY FOUND VIRUSes / spyware, espionage apps. in the iOS. They currently have an anti-virus app in the Apple app store as of today: Oct 13, 2015

http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/pawn-storm-update-ios -espionage-app-found/