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I wish you could realize how little sense you make. Really, it's ridiculously funny. You clearly do not know what you're talking about.
And I won't even argue the malware vs virus debate. Because it's entirely pointless.
Port 80 is the port that web servers use to listen to requests from clients. When you type "www.apple.com" into Safari, Safari will send a request to Apple's server on port 80, and Apple's server is listening on that port and will reply. If some evil, evil hacker sends a message on port 80 to your iPad, well, your iPad doesn't run a web server, so there is nobody listening on port 80, so whatever message your iPad receives on that port will be completely ignored.
I guess I should have included something to indicate that I was being sarcastic.
That page is a meaningless advertisement for sophos software.
If it wasn't so later.. errr early i would argue more.
THis thread in fact is making me go to bed.
Good night macrumors
There are vulnerabilities in the iPhone OS .... its software - its imperfect ...
Look at last year ... that SMS bug that could cause a phone to exploited by a series of invisible sms messages...
There will always be an arms race but non-jailbroken iDevices are generally in a better position due to the digital signature of all binaries but the Pown to Own competitions and blackhat conferences are always going to show the weaknesses.
While i doubt we'll see an iPhone virus in the traditional sense there will always be someone looking to try and break in for nefarious reasons.
Look at last year ... that SMS bug that could cause a phone to exploited by a series of invisible sms messages...
There will always be an arms race but non-jailbroken iDevices are generally in a better position due to the digital signature of all binaries but the Pown to Own competitions and blackhat conferences are always going to show the weaknesses.
While i doubt we'll see an iPhone virus in the traditional sense there will always be someone looking to try and break in for nefarious reasons.
As other people have pointed out, it is remarkably unlikely, but yes, it is possible that there could be a hack on the iPad at some stage, using some exploit that has yet to be discovered.
Problem is, as it is yet to be discovered, if there was anti-virus software, it couldn't possibly protect against it, as it wouldn't know what 'it' was.
As it is, the last 3 Windows PCs that I had to remove viruses from for friends were all running current anti-virus software. Fat good it did.
How could anyone write virus protection software for a virus that has not even existed yet! PC virus protection is written AFTER it is introduced to protect it from spreading to other PCs.
You need to look around and see that there are far more important things to worry about in todays world than a virus that has not even been invented yet!
Out of interest, how old are you?
You will never be able to print on an iPad.
You will never be able to use a mouse on an iPad.
No one will ever watch video on an iPod.
Apple will never make a phone.
and so on.
Worry about getting a virus on the iPad, Battlestar. Every "never" above has been proven false. The same will happen with your virus concerns. The "can't happen" folks above are the same who swore terrorists could never take down a building like the World Trade Center towers, until they did.
You will never be able to use a mouse on an iPad.
No one will ever watch video on an iPod.
Apple will never make a phone.
and so on.
Worry about getting a virus on the iPad, Battlestar. Every "never" above has been proven false. The same will happen with your virus concerns. The "can't happen" folks above are the same who swore terrorists could never take down a building like the World Trade Center towers, until they did.
Anyone who says you will never be able to get a virus on an iPad is wrong. As is everyone who believes that installing antivirus software will make any difference.
Can you explain a method which is credible for a non jailbroken device? I'd be keen to hear it.
The "can't happen" folks above are the same who swore terrorists could never take down a building like the World Trade Center towers, until they did.
I'm not in the secret service or the President's administration but I don't believe there will be any viruses or malware for OSX or iPhone OS anytime soon. The benefits of such a locked down system that does consistent updates and patching.
Yes, malware in either email or web pages is one way.
The way it has always worked. Buffer overrun flaws in jpeg processing, flaws in other software. How do you think jailbreaking works? You find a flaw in the system software, exploit it and run non itunes store software on it. If it didn't work we wouldn't have jailbreaking at all. And it is even easier when you are running on a monoculture, so you know exactly what system software and other software the device is running.
But just like apple have failed to protect against jailbreaking, no anti-virus software is going to protect against it either, and there is nothing you can really do about it, so worrying about it is a complete waste of time, you stand a far higher chance of breaking the iPad or losing it
You will never be able to print on an iPad.
You will never be able to use a mouse on an iPad.
No one will ever watch video on an iPod.
Apple will never make a phone.
and so on.
Worry about getting a virus on the iPad, Battlestar. Every "never" above has been proven false. The same will happen with your virus concerns. The "can't happen" folks above are the same who swore terrorists could never take down a building like the World Trade Center towers, until they did.
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...On top of that Anti Virus only protects against KNOWN viruses so if theres a new unheard one we are ALL in the same boat.
Exactly, end of subject.
Did I miss the tin foil hat that you get at the start of this thread?
Use your iPad, it will be fine without Norton Internet Security Chastity Belt Bit Locker 2010 Pro.
Use your iPad, it will be fine without Norton Internet Security Chastity Belt Bit Locker 2010 Pro.
Nope...not a VIRUS, no matter what some company that sells anti-virus software desperately wants people to believe. You've got to first receive a suspicious file and be stupid enough to open it. Try again.
PROTIP: No one is going to be able to provide a link to a virus that is infecting Macs running OS X in the wild, because THEY DO NOT EXIST.
Antivirus software works three ways (or more). It tries to prevent known viruses from installing on your system and updates itself daily or more often with the latest info. Secondly, it looks for virus-like behavior, as most viruses use variations on the same strategy to attack a device. Lastly, for a virus that gets on your device before the anti-virus detects it, the antivirus can usually find and remove the virus once it IS known about. Those 3 stragies have kept my Dos/Windows systems free from nasties for the last 30 years.
So saying no antivirus software could prevent/protect against an iPhone/iPad virus is only true if no antivirus software is available for that OS.
So saying no antivirus software could prevent/protect against an iPhone/iPad virus is only true if no antivirus software is available for that OS.
Congratulations, you have officially made the most absurd and ridiculous post of the year. Someone PLEASE try to top this. I dare you.