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/[email protected]/. --- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
