Don't know what phone they were using.  It was done from our Problem
Solvers on KOMO News out of Seattle.


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Grant Hardy
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 6:53 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Antivirus software

Do you have any more details on the report in question--do you happen to
know what phone they were using?

iOS is pretty secure and while anything's possible, I would be willing to
bet that the malicious code was not executed on an iPhone.

Grant

On 12/12/12, CD <[email protected]> wrote:
> That's what I thought but it's sure on the news lately about how 
> someone bought a ringtone thing and their phones were scamed from this 
> computer who tracked everything they purchased at the mall and everyone
they texted to.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
> Behalf Of Grant Hardy
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 6:48 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Antivirus software
>
> Unless you begin to "hack" your iPhone, in all honesty I wouldn't 
> worry about it and there aren't system-wide antivirus apps designed 
> for the iPhone. They aren't really needed. Since each app is kept in 
> its own sandbox and cannot access anything else on your device aside 
> from specific API hooks (i.e. when an app asks for permission to 
> access your contacts), and since all code is signed and approved by 
> Apple, the chances of malicious code being able to run on your device 
> are very slim. The security model of iOS means that it's just about 
> the most secure type of platform you'll ever see.
>
> Grant
>
> On 12/12/12, CD <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I've been watching the news and hearing about all of the phone scams 
>> out there.  What I would like to know is what antivirus software 
>> should we put on our smart phones?  They keep saying to get one but I 
>> have no idea which one to get and how they work.  Fortunately I don't 
>> use the web a lot and I only buy apps from the App Store but if 
>> anyone has any info on what to get I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>> Carla
>>
>>
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