That AV app (& other AV apps on iOS) is purely for scanning for Windows & Mac malware, in case e.g. you have an email attachment on the iPad which could infect a PC. It's not for iOS viruses because there are not any (known) iOS viruses.
IPad Virus
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Originally Posted by JeffG1:
“I think there's one already, called Wonga.
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“I think there's one already, called Wonga.
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And Quickquid
Originally Posted by Gormond:
“You can only download apps from the app store which apple have already checked. If an app in the future ever managed to slip through the process apple can remotely remove it from every iOS device.”
“You can only download apps from the app store which apple have already checked. If an app in the future ever managed to slip through the process apple can remotely remove it from every iOS device.”
Wow I didn't know they could do that
Originally Posted by Stuart_h:
“Historically Macs had fewer viruses because creating a Mac virus would have had a much lower impact (far fewer users).”
“Historically Macs had fewer viruses because creating a Mac virus would have had a much lower impact (far fewer users).”
I don't think Macs are immune though, not any more. The amount of Mac users seems to be increasing so there could eventually end up being a lot more Mac viruses
Originally Posted by Gormond:
“OSX isn't a sandbox, so you can install Apps or Trojans from anywhere.”
“OSX isn't a sandbox, so you can install Apps or Trojans from anywhere.”
I hope it stays that way.
Originally Posted by cnbcwatcher:
“Wow I didn't know they could do that”
“Wow I didn't know they could do that
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Yeah, apparently Google can too with Android... Neither company has actually done it though AFAIK.
I think that Google has done it before, due to a malware issue.
EDIT: Yes it has - http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/06/g...-of-malicious/
EDIT: Yes it has - http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/06/g...-of-malicious/
Originally Posted by Matt D:
“I think that Google has done it before, due to a malware issue.
EDIT: Yes it has - http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/06/g...-of-malicious/”
“I think that Google has done it before, due to a malware issue.
EDIT: Yes it has - http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/06/g...-of-malicious/”
Ahh I wasn't aware of that, always handy to have that control to stop it getting out of hand.
Originally Posted by Gormond:
“Yeah, apparently Google can too with Android... Neither company has actually done it though AFAIK.”
“Yeah, apparently Google can too with Android... Neither company has actually done it though AFAIK.”
I didn't know that either. Scary
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