Is it necessary to install an antivirus for iPhone? What are the best antivirus for iPhone?
These are frequently asked questions when talking about Apple-branded devices. In the device's App Store you can find hundreds of applications that promise to protect the drive from viruses or malware, but are these applications really useful on an Apple device?
Starting from the beginning, an antivirus is a program that has access to completely all the files on our cell phone, at least that's how it works on Windows and Android. And it uses that unlimited access to scan for malicious programs that can damage the operating system.
The problem with these applications on iPhone, is that they do not have full permissions over our device or its operating system, and even if they make requests for us to allow them access to those permissions, they still will not be able to perform a full scan of the device.
Antivirus since IOS 8.2
These are due to an official statement from Apple stating that since the arrival of IOS 8.2, the system was strong enough to stand on its own without the help of these apps, and banned apps with the name «antivirus» from appearing in the App Store.
So now these apps can only offer different complex security-related functions such as:
- Protection VPN for WiFi
- Contacts backups
- Anti-theft protection
- Secure web browsing
- Superficial analysis of the device
Is it advisable to install these applications?
No, these applications are not really going to offer us anything new that is not already offered by an Apple device or the App Store which has very high security standards.
Other security recommendations for Iphone
- Do not connect to any public WiFi, or share payment data, card data or our Apple passwords.
Since someone can be in the middle of that connection from our device to the WiFi system and manage to leak the information they want.
- Have the iPhone updated to the latest available update, since there will be fixed bugs from previous versions or vulnerabilities that could be exploited to steal our information.
Before installing any of these profiles, we must be sure that they are reliable for our device. These updates will be verified by Apple and will appear in green with a tick just below the name of the update.
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