Setanta wrote on Dec 12
th, 2017 at 7:39pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 12
th, 2017 at 6:44pm:
Setanta wrote on Dec 12
th, 2017 at 6:25pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 12
th, 2017 at 7:28am:
Setanta wrote on Dec 11
th, 2017 at 9:01pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 11
th, 2017 at 10:34am:
FRED. wrote on Dec 11
th, 2017 at 9:35am:
Gnads wrote on Dec 11
th, 2017 at 9:32am:
Yes ... they are computers hooked up to the internet
of course they get viruses
you can buy the same brands of virus protection for your mobile as you can a home PC
in fact when you buy new phones these days they usually come with a virus protection for 6 to 12 months.
this phone is 5 years old
iphone It's technically possible, but highly unlikely for an
iPhone to pick up a virus.
All operating systems have vulnerabilities. For some reason people seem to think apple is safer, it's not.
They're a
lot safer.
"There have only been a few iPhone viruses ever created and most were created by security professionals for academic and research purposes and haven't been released on the internet."
https://www.cvedetails.com/product/15556/Apple-Iphone-Os.html?vendor_id=49209 Code execute vulnerabilities this year. As I said, if your phone is not running the lastest patched IOS it is vulnerable. If it was a 3 year old phone and not updated it would have almost 500 code execute vulnerabilities alone.
You don't know the difference between vulnerabilities and viruses, do you Set?
I'd say a hell of a lot more that you but when someone asks if their phone can get a virus, they're really asking is their OS susceptible to to being compromised. Viruses are not the only compromise, do you know the difference between a worm and a virus with out googling perchance?
He said it was an iPhone.
As I've already explained to you, there are no anti-virus apps for iPhones.
There are apps put out by anti-virus companies (for iPhones), that protect against vulnerabilities.
However, there are no apps that specifically target viruses for the iPhone.
Why?
Well, that's quite simple - there are none on the net.
If you require further education on this subject, you can consult me via PM.
We don't want to bore all the other forum members with your ignorance, do we now?