Re: Can anyone recommend a good/accessible anti-virus app/programme for IPad/IPhone?
Well, this is an interesting issue at the current time. There are several anti-virus programs for the iPhone--Aveira, AVG, Avast, Integra Virus-Barrier among others come to mind. There is a myth that because of the IOS sand-boxed environment, it is immune from viruses. I wouldn't go that far, although the environment does give one a lot more protection than Android or certainly Windows. Last year, there was an app called wirelessLurker that installed on to iPhones connected to MAC computers. And, many Hong Kong protesters got Xsser installed as a Trojan Horse which got access to photos, text messages and emails. But, you can potentially be infected by opening attachments in email messages; and it wouldn't surprise me if there weren't web pages out there that could execute something on the iPhone. But, Apple is undertaking a marketing effort to remove all programs that reference themselves as anti-virus from the App Store, so I don't know if these programs are still there. I read an article somewhere a couple months ago, that Integra virus-barrier had been removed by Apple. Steve Lansing, MI Steve -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: Can anyone recommend a good/accessible anti-virus app/programme for IPad/IPhone?
I don't think there are any. Anyhow, I don't thing you can get a Virus on an iOS device the same way as on a computer, if you could, you would hear more about it. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 5:13 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Can anyone recommend a good/accessible anti-virus app/programme for IPad/IPhone? Hi all Wondering if anyone can help with this. Was just wondering if anyone could recommend a good and accessible anti-virus app/programme I could put on my IPad and IPhone?? My reason for asking is that a friend of mine has just managed to get a very very nasty virus on his Mac, simply while trying to access a perfectly legit website. His Apple trainer came out last night to see if there was anything at all she could do to fix the problem, but the virus had basically trashed his computer. So she's had to take the Mac back with her, wipe it completely and is going to have to completely reinstall everything! Luckily for me I already have anti-virus software on my Mac, but having witnessed all that first-hand it did get me thinking about protecting my IPhone and IPad. So if anyone has any ideas of any good apps that will do this suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks. Eleanor Sent from my iPad -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Can anyone recommend a good/accessible anti-virus app/programme for IPad/IPhone?
Apple doesn't make the API's available that malware scanning applications would need to detect and remove malware, so I doubt you'll find many antivirus programs that actually do much on IOS. Although IOS has vulnerabilities, and malware has shown up on IOS devices, the fact that you have to go through the App Store to get applications on your system and the way each application only has access to it's own space, keeps malware from being an issue on IOS. On 06/24/2015 09:54 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: I don't think there are any. Anyhow, I don't thing you can get a Virus on an iOS device the same way as on a computer, if you could, you would hear more about it. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 5:13 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Can anyone recommend a good/accessible anti-virus app/programme for IPad/IPhone? Hi all Wondering if anyone can help with this. Was just wondering if anyone could recommend a good and accessible anti-virus app/programme I could put on my IPad and IPhone?? My reason for asking is that a friend of mine has just managed to get a very very nasty virus on his Mac, simply while trying to access a perfectly legit website. His Apple trainer came out last night to see if there was anything at all she could do to fix the problem, but the virus had basically trashed his computer. So she's had to take the Mac back with her, wipe it completely and is going to have to completely reinstall everything! Luckily for me I already have anti-virus software on my Mac, but having witnessed all that first-hand it did get me thinking about protecting my IPhone and IPad. So if anyone has any ideas of any good apps that will do this suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks. Eleanor Sent from my iPad -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
