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Originally Posted by unboggling
Could anyone recommend good security software for iPhone or iPad? Is it even necessary?
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Per discussion on Apple site, there are no viruses affecting IOS devices. Yet. So there are no antivirus apps for IOS devices. They recommend using "safe" web practices. Why do I have a bad feeling about this?
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While no platform is 100% secure, Apple makes it hard to download any unvetted file or program. This can be a pain for people who like to tinker, but it is also a huge hurdle for anyone who wants to get a virus on to an iOS device. I'm sure there are exploits, and I imagine that someone will eventually sneak something nasty into the app store, but most anti-virus software seems to work from a database of known exploits. Because of Apple's tight control over what is available on iOS, once an exploit becomes known, it will likely be addressed more quickly by Apple than virus software would be able to do. Also the iOS is not really made for applications to run primarily in the background, which an anti-virus program would have to do to be effective, and which it seems like many types of virus software would have to do to be dangerous.
I'm sure an iPad is not bullet-proof, but I do feel that it is more secure than most platforms, and the idea that the lack of anti-virus software makes it less secure is usually an idea that's put forward by people selling anti-virus software.