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Hold on a moment, there’s no single virus in existence for the iPhone and considering how tightly Apple intends to control the third party application deployments, it’s kinda doubtful we’ll see any serious security breaches hitting the iPhone any time soon. Yes, there will be some Safari problems but nothing major Apple can’t fix with a quick firmware upgrade.
Apparently, that doesn’t stop McAfee from developing its software — the so called iVirusScan — for the platform. And while we’ve no idea whether the security company actually works on such solution, the screenshots look quite legit. To be fair, though, it doesn’t seem so hard to prepare them in Photoshop for any skilled user.
One thing that bothers me is that even if some iPhone malware starts appearing following the new firmware and third-party applications, I doubt Apple will admit it right from the bat. Rather, they’ll release the new update ASAP and fix all known bugs and security holes. We’ll see where this goes…
[Via: slashphone]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
