Virus scan for iPad

Are you sure becuase apperentlly past versions are hacked and what about suspicious apps that are glitchy or have low frames

I'm not sure what you're talking about with regard to past versions being hacked. There is still no malware capable of infecting an iOS device that hasn't been jailbroken.

I'm also unsure what you're referring to when you mention suspicious apps that "are glitchy or have low frames." There's nothing about an app that is glitchy or has a low frame rate in animations (assuming that's what "low frames" means) that in any way indicates the app is malicious, and although there are junk apps in great profusion in the App Store, there are none currently known to be malicious.

There is malware for ios. Investigators have proven this. Jailbreaking increases you risk, but the appstore has spyware, malware too.

IT could also be corrupt data on you device. To fix this, reset all and setup as a new device with itunes, do not restore from backup.

There are over a million apps on the appstore, do you think apple really combs through every line of code? nope.

jphonak777 wrote:

the appstore has spyware, malware too.

If that's true, you should be able to name one.

First one that was found back in 2012, a russian language app called "find and call"

http://www.wired.com/2012/07/first-ios-malware-found/

I always ignore absolute statements, like "Apple ios cannot have malware or viruses". Point in fact, researchers were able to plant a piece of malware to the appstore to test Apples screening process. Again, over a million apps, no way Apple can police that. Apple cannot even release an operating system with security holes, this is why the whole cyber-security industry exists. Sort of the guys that go around breaking windows and then offer service to repair the window. http://www.cnet.com/news/researchers-slip-malware-onto-apples-app-store-again/#!

There are certain to be others that remain undiscovered. Apples main interest is selling apps, not securing your digital world.

My advice was sound. If you suspect malware, do a complete reset, set up as new device. Delete all old backups, including icloud.

Nuff said.

A piece of malware that was posted on appstore triggered a phone call to a premium phone number, charging you for the call.

Adware/LBTM!iPhoneOS

jphonak777 wrote:

First one that was found back in 2012, a russian language app called "find and call"

That was three years ago, and is still the only case of something truly malicious being found in the App Store. All other iOS malware to-date uses various methods to get installed that do not involve the App Store, such as jailbreaking.

One can theorize about the possibility of malware being in the App Store right now, but without evidence for or against, that's merely speculation and thus not of much use. We can, however, depend on past history and statistics, which tell us that when you're having a problem on an iPad, and you haven't installed anything from outside the App Store, blaming malware is the very last thing you should do.

You asked me to site one example. I cited several... I dont know why some people use these forums just to argue. The blanket statement that there are is virus or malware for ios is patently false. Any browser can be hijacked if you have javascript enabled / that is a form of malware, it does not even have to be an application. I love Apple products, but I do not blindly defend them like some. Even apple acknowledges vulnerabilities with many many security updates. The only people that say there are no such thing as ios or osx viruses / malware are either willfully ignorant or outright hackers themselves who do not want security holes to be patched.

I tire from trolls that just want to argue ad infinitum. It ruins the discussion for people seeking practical help.

End of discussion.

And please don't download any antivirus software other than from the App Store.They'll probably add a virus rather than removing it.

jphonak777 wrote:

You asked me to site one example. I cited several...

You stated that the App Store "has spyware, malware too" (emphasis added), present tense. There is no evidence to support that claim.

As for examples, the one example of actual malware was removed three years ago, and is no longer in the store. The other examples mentioned in the second article were not actually malware, they were just proof-of-concept apps made by white hat security researchers to test the boundaries on the App Store, and they also have been removed from the store.

Obviously, we cannot ever say that it is impossible for malware to make its way into the App Store. However, Apple actually does have procedures in place to inspect the behaviors of each and every app in the store, and those procedures have been quite successful thus far. Given the high desirability of getting malware into the App Store and the fact that none has been discovered since those examples you cited, the chances of there being malware in the App Store are quite low.

As for your desire for practical help, how is it helpful to tell someone that they may have malware from the App Store without evidence, when the chances of that actually being true are quite small? We need to stick to addressing symptoms and not theorizing about App Store malware unless specific symptoms are seen that cannot be explained in any other way. That has not been the case in this discussion.

Sam_gamer wrote:

And please don't download any antivirus software other than from the App Store.

There is no anti-virus software in the App Store now anyway. Apple removed it all a couple months ago.

thomas_r. wrote:

jphonak777 wrote:

You asked me to site one example. I cited several...

You stated that the App Store "has spyware, malware too" (emphasis added), present tense. There is no evidence to support that claim.

As for examples, the one example of actual malware was removed three years ago, and is no longer in the store. The other examples mentioned in the second article were not actually malware, they were just proof-of-concept apps made by white hat security researchers to test the boundaries on the App Store, and they also have been removed from the store.

Obviously, we cannot ever say that it is impossible for malware to make its way into the App Store. However, Apple actually does have procedures in place to inspect the behaviors of each and every app in the store, and those procedures have been quite successful thus far. Given the high desirability of getting malware into the App Store and the fact that none has been discovered since those examples you cited, the chances of there being malware in the App Store are quite low.

As for your desire for practical help, how is it helpful to tell someone that they may have malware from the App Store without evidence, when the chances of that actually being true are quite small? We need to stick to addressing symptoms and not theorizing about App Store malware unless specific symptoms are seen that cannot be explained in any other way. That has not been the case in this discussion.

Thomas,

As always, thank you for your practical advice. It's always a welcome antidote to fearmongering. It's frustrating when people jump to the conclusion that "it must be malware" rather than doing the much harder work of figuring out what the problem really is.

Keep up the great work.

jphonak777 wrote:

I tire from trolls that just want to argue ad infinitum.

Self-hate is a terrible thing.

I have the same problem. Everytime I post I get spammed automatically. My BigPond email was also compromised. Don't tell me IOS is infallible