11/1/2023 0 Comments Anti malware for iphoneBut as we move into hundreds of millions, possibly even billions, of devices running the OS I'm deeply unconvinced that "less likely" is going to translate into "never". I think it's true that iOS is less likely to be subject to virus attacks than most other operating systems, yes. And it also ignores the way in which not all apps do in fact come through the apps store: those who jailbreak phones are sometimes doing so to avoid that very restriction. However, to say that there are no flaws whatsoever that can be exploited seems to me to be more than a little complacent. There has been malware on Google's Android and it has come through less carefully policed download sites than Apple's. The backstreet practice of jailbreaking iPhones gives users more control of the operating system. Now, to an extent, I do actually buy this argument. Apple takes issue with jailbreaking and seeks to patch vulnerabilities in iPhones that allow it to happen. Thus, given that such malicious code cannot get onto one of the devices there's no reason or point in having an anti-virus program, is there? And everything that goes through the apps store is rigorously checked to make sure that it contains no malicious code. If you use you iPhone as intended then the only place you get applications from is through the apps store. A briefer and less technical explanation is that Apple doesn't need an anti-virus program for iOS because it doesn't leave room for a virus (or trojan, other malware etc) to get into the system in the first place.
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