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Are iPads safe from Cryptolocker ?
Will_Bennetts
03-06-2014
So like lots of people I've heard abiut this . Been told that iPads are pretty safe but are there any specific measures I cn take to be 100% sure.?
chrisjr
03-06-2014
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.
c4rv
03-06-2014
at the moment, the malware binaries are windows only. May change over time but not yet.
pinkpowerranger
03-06-2014
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.
TelevisionUser
03-06-2014
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.
chrisjr
03-06-2014
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.”

Have a read of this

http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/io...phone-3453938/

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?
pinkpowerranger
03-06-2014
Originally Posted by chrisjr:
“Have a read of this

http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/io...phone-3453938/

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.
RichmondBlue
03-06-2014
No. Some people sneer at the "walled garden" environment, but at least you're pretty safe from any nasties.
chrisjr
03-06-2014
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.
pinkpowerranger
03-06-2014
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
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