Can my iPad get a virus from an ePub or PDF file?

Hi, if I download both PDF and ePub files from the Internet and onto my iPad, and I'm not too sure how reputable the sources are, will they infect it? Do such files usually have malware and viruses on them? If they do, will they wreck my iPad?

iPad, iOS 7.1.1

Posted on May 27, 2014 2:28 AM

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Posted on May 27, 2014 2:48 AM

I'm not aware of any viruses or malware for iOS devices (unless you've jailbroken your iPad), so for your iPad you should be ok. But if you then connect your iPad to your computer and copy them over to it then you should have some sort of security software on your computer.

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