Do you need antivirus protection for iPad2?

Do you need to get antivirus protection for iPad2?

Dadof2Girls wrote:
Exactly what the other two said... but I added this face.
And you put one on my face with that dad!!

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In addition to that, jailbreak void your warranty, will prevent you from geting any support from Apple or these forums plus open your iPad to all kinds of malware.
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Hi there,
I purchased a new iMac yesterday, and I was wondering if I need antivirus software for it? Thanks!

There are two trains of thought here. Ultimately you'll need to decide which one fits you and your usage.
In general, there are no true viruses on Mac OS X - that is, no software that can just infect your machine and self-replicate without any user involvement.
However, that's not to say that malware doesn't exist. There are several known trojans on Mac OS X - software that's advertised to do one thing but actually doesn't something else (generally malicious) behind the scenes. These applications typically use some social-engineering or other guise to fool you into thinking they're legitimate - for example, you might visit a web site that pops up a message saying you need a certain software update in order to access the site, along with a link to 'conveniently' install that software, only to find it's installing something completely different.
The difference here is that trojan applications like this require some kind of user input and usually require you to authenticate your username and password in order to install. If you only install trusted software and are smart about knowing when you should/should not need to enter your password then you're pretty immune from such tricks. If there are multiple users on the machine (especially if they all have admin access), this problem becomes compounded since it only takes one person to let down their guard.
Then, there's the third class of malware in which your machine becomes a vehicle for viruses, even if you're not affected yourself. A classic example here is email and/or distributing software that gets opened on othe platforms. For example, if you recieve a document that's infected with a Windows virus, it can and will do nothing on your machine. However, if you then forward that document to other users, they may open it thinking it's trusted (it came from someone they know), only to find it infects their machine.
This kind of problem is more prevalent in mixed-platform corporate environments, and is exascerbated when you consider that things like Microsoft Word documents and PDF files have been carriers of this kind of malware in the past.
A good anti-virus application would detect and identify these kinds of malware, even though they cannot affect your machine itself.
So, do you need anti-virus? Probably not if you're careful and don't share much content with other users (especially other users on other platforms). However, there's generally little downside to doing so.

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Do you need virus protection for IPad 2?

You don't need antivirus or security software as long as you don't Jailbreak your iPad.
Currently there's no known virus affecting iPad.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3743

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Mac OS X versions 10.6.7 and later have built-in detection of known Mac malware in downloaded files. The recognition database is automatically updated once a day; however, you shouldn't rely on it, because the attackers are always at least a day ahead of the defenders. In most cases, there’s no benefit from any other automated protection against malware.
The most effective defense against malware is your own intelligence. All known Mac malware takes the form of trojans that can only operate if the victim is duped into running them. If you're smarter than the malware attacker thinks you are, you won't be duped. That means, primarily, that you never install software from an untrustworthy source. How do you know a source is untrustworthy?
Any website that prompts you to install software, such as a “codec” or “plug-in,” that comes from that same site, or an unknown site, is untrustworthy.
A web operator who tells you that you have a “virus,” or that anything else is wrong with your computer, or that you have won a prize in a contest you never entered, is trying to commit a crime with you as the victim.
“Cracked” versions of commercial software downloaded from a bittorrent are likely to be infected.
Software with a corporate brand, such as Adobe Flash, must be downloaded directly from the developer’s website. No intermediary is acceptable.
Follow these guidelines, and you’ll be as safe from malware as you can reasonably be.
Never install any commercial "anti-virus" products for the Mac, as they all do more harm than good. If you need to be able to detect Windows malware in your files, use ClamXav -- nothing else.

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I have performed an extensive search for antivirus program for iPad2. I am told we don't need it with iPad, but I really don't feel comfortable without one. Does anyone have any ideas?

Rudegar is 100% correct on IOS, Safari, and the Apple app store. It's virtually impossible to get a virus on an iPad using the system the way Apple has set it up. They take great pains to keep it safe as well. Here is where the user could open themselves to vulnerabilities.
1) there are other online 'app stores'. If you use them and expect the same level of vigilance Apple gives then you expect far too much.
2) when you hook you iPad to a PC, it is essentially an external hard drive to the PC. It is possible for the PC to put infected files on your iPad. Will these files affect your iPad, no... But your iPad could transport the infected files to another vulnerable PC and infect it.
3) there are many iPad apps that allow you to share iPad files on the wireless network. This, when coupled by the previous point is why some networks will not allow iPads without a/v software. There is a potential for them to be a virus carrier. It hasn't happened yet, but security people deal in possibilities, openings, risks, and mitigations. There is a potential risk here going to them with anything less than a quantitative study from NSA will be viewed as slightly less believable than a fairy tale.

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Jus bought nu ipad2 My 1st time to hav apple product so stil groping Wat is gud antivirus protection for this mobile device Wud appreciate any input Tnx

Thank you for your reply Deggie. And your candor is most enlightening for a greenhorn like me.
I especially appreciate your answering the query. I guess that in sites like these one must get used to sarcastic blabbering from smart-alecky denizens. Oh well, such is the price of knowledge!
Have a good day!

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well, it depends on how you define a virus, theorically, ios is not prone to viruses, and since ios has built-in security measures (link bellow) theres nothing to fear
and also-since there are more windows users (in theory) than ios users (and again the security) it will be way easier to target windows OS then IOS
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