Is there any viruses you can get on the ipad? I got a spam email from someone called deal alerts, when I clicked on the unsubscribe button a new page opened, with all the talk about malware it's made me a bit paranoid.
Originally Posted by chrisjr: “As far as I am aware Cryptolocker only runs on the Windows operating system. If it did find itself on an iPad it would be unable to run.”
Correct. Android, iPhone/iPad, Apple Macs and Linux are all currently safe. To stay as safe as possible with Android and iOS, only download apps from the respective official app stores.
Originally Posted by pinkpowerranger: “Is there any viruses you can get on the ipad? I got a spam email from someone called deal alerts, when I clicked on the unsubscribe button a new page opened, with all the talk about malware it's made me a bit paranoid.”
You are more likely to be a victim of a phishing attack, for example being tricked into going to a fake bank website and entering your details. But as you never ever click links in e-mails you are not 1,000,000% certain about that will never happen to you will it?
You are more likely to be a victim of a phishing attack, for example being tricked into going to a fake bank website and entering your details. But as you never ever click links in e-mails you are not 1,000,000% certain about that will never happen to you will it? ”
Thanks for the article, it's put my mind at rest. I feel stupid for clicking on the unsubscribe button while there is so much publicity about viruses in emails. I've had the bank phishing emails in the past for loads of different banks but never for the bank I actually use.
Originally Posted by pinkpowerranger: “Thanks for the article, it's put my mind at rest. I feel stupid for clicking on the unsubscribe button while there is so much publicity about viruses in emails. I've had the bank phishing emails in the past for loads of different banks but never for the bank I actually use.”
If it was a spam e-mail the unsubscibe button is just there to confirm it's a live e-mail address. I would be very surprised if it actually opts you out of anything. Lets face it the scammers who fill your inbox with this crap are hardly going to play by the rules and stop sending you their garbage just because you ask them not to.
Originally Posted by chrisjr: “If it was a spam e-mail the unsubscibe button is just there to confirm it's a live e-mail address. I would be very surprised if it actually opts you out of anything. Lets face it the scammers who fill your inbox with this crap are hardly going to play by the rules and stop sending you their garbage just because you ask them not to.”
I'll just send anymore emails into the spam folder, thanks for the advice