Antivirus for iphone/ipad?

[Oyeve]

I am gonna say no, there are no true anti-virus apps for the iphone/ipad, but my eccentric millionare boss inquired about it due to last weeks PDF thing on ios devices so I though i'd ask here. He gets like this every once in a while and I need to tell him no, but need proof.

 

[Ka0t1x]

I'm relaly not sure if such a thing exists.. I guess it could be done, but you'd need to JailBreak to do it (you'd need low level access). And if then you can just patch the PDF bug with a JB iOS.

But really, a jailbreak really seems the wrong way to go in the first place..

 

[alent1234]

No such animal

App store security + apple's nazi policies + magic pixie dust makes for a secure device

 

[midwestfisherman]

No such animal

App store security + apple's nazi policies + magic pixie dust makes for a secure device

QFT

 

[alfa147x]

No such animal

App store security + apple's nazi policies + magic pixie dust makes for a secure device

Target the idiots

 

[sourceninja]

Make a app called antivirus for iphone. When it runs, have it say 'scanning please wait' with a percent. Make it take 10-15 minutes and report back no viruses.

Put it on the store for 29.99. Sell it to your boss.

 

[jbt52]

Make a app called antivirus for iphone. When it runs, have it say 'scanning please wait' with a percent. Make it take 10-15 minutes and report back no viruses.

Put it on the store for 29.99. Sell it to your boss.

BAHAHAHA! 😀 Too funny, awesome idea

 

[effowe]

The only way to patch the PDF exploit that is out now is to be jailbroken. If he must have the vulnerability patched, you would have to use the jailbreakme method to jailbrake using said exploit, then download PDF Patcher 2 from Cydia. A fix will come out for the next iOS update, but who knows when that will be released.

 

[umrigar]

iOS 5 is targeted for around September.

 

[alfa147x]

iOS 5 is soon. This last beta has very few bugs.

 

[Nothinman]

No such animal

App store security + apple's nazi policies + magic pixie dust makes for a secure device

So that's why it's so difficult to jailbreak those devices and there has never been anything as simple as website with a big icon on it that automatically jailbreak's your device just by browsing there?

 

[alent1234]

and how many malware incidents have there been on iOS compared to android in the last few years?

 

[Kaido]

So that's why it's so difficult to jailbreak those devices and there has never been anything as simple as website with a big icon on it that automatically jailbreak's your device just by browsing there?

Hey now, it's not like that happened more than once y'know...😛

 

[Nothinman]

and how many malware incidents have there been on iOS compared to android in the last few years?

I haven't really counted them on either side, I know that Google's had a few repackaged apps with malicious bits added submitted to the Market, which I'm sure is your point, but AFAIK they didn't use any exploits. The apps just used the less restrictive Market policies and social engineering to get them installed. The permissions required to do what they did were there and displayed during install like normal, but most people ignore them on all platforms.

 

[umrigar]

OK, for real this time:

http://blog.intego.com/2011/07/12/i...lware-scanner-for-iphone-ipad-and-ipod-touch/

Intego today released VirusBarrier iOS, a malware scanner for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Based on the award-winning technology of Intego’s Mac OS X anti-malware tool, VirusBarrier X6, VirusBarrier iOS allows users of iOS devices to scan files attached to e-mail messages in the cloud for malware that could affect Macs or Windows PCs. VirusBarrier iOS is available from Apple’s App Store for only $2.99

The iPhone, iPad and iPod touch represent a new vector for bringing files into a home or business network. While there is no known malware for iOS, files can flow through these devices into computers at home and at work by e-mail, or via remote locations such as MobileMe or Dropbox. Mac and Windows viruses, malware and worms will take any path they can to get into home and work computers, and can easily be passed on to friends and co-workers directly from an iOS device, even though they do not affect iOS devices.

VirusBarrier iOS lets users easily scan e-mail attachments, other files they have access to on an iOS device, or files on remote locations such as MobileMe, Dropbox, web servers or WebDav disks. VirusBarrier iOS uses Intego’s award-winning VirusBarrier X6 scanning technology to detect and eradicate all known malware affecting Windows or Mac OS X: viruses, worms, Trojan horses, fake antiviruses, and other types of malware that might otherwise pass through undetected.