Apple Releases First iOS 4.2 Beta for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch

[0dev]

4 PC in my home, no antivirus on any of them. Never had a virus.

Common Sense=Win


Also excited for 4.2!

If you have no anti-virus, how do you know there isn't malicious programs hiding in your system?

 

[Mherm88]

Um, it's the first Beta. I don't care how stable it seems to be to start off with, I think it's insane to load it if you are going to be away for 2 weeks...

I've had good and bad experiences, I would like to put it on today or tomorrow, use it a couple days, then decide if I want to keep it for my trip or not.

 

[Saberon]

I fix computers for a living...I *know* when a computer has a virus

I don't download stupid stuff, I don't click links that are so obviously malicious.

 

[0dev]

I fix computers for a living...I *know* when a computer has a virus

Keyloggers rarely make themselves known to the user, FYI...

 

[Saberon]

I'm aware of that, I do a monthly spyware/antivirus scan online and I've never had anything come up.

People are too freaked out about viruses and they don't use common sense online. Click here for a $50000 gift card? No Thanks

 

[Graeme43]

I'm aware of that, I do a monthly spyware/antivirus scan online and I've never had anything come up.

Why not just get the free version of AVG or something do online scans even work, I've had those things popping up on my mac lol showing a "my computer" lol saying its got a million viruses lol stupid ad to catch stupid people

Multitasking on iPad ftw

 

[Saberon]

AVG is the most garbage AV, hogs up memory/CPU cycles, I really don't see a need at all.

Anyways, enough of viruses, let's celebrate 4.2!

 

[ryanfong]

Anxious to know whether it solves the Proximity Sensor problem on iPhone4.

 

[0dev]

I'm aware of that, I do a monthly spyware/antivirus scan online and I've never had anything come up.

People are too freaked out about viruses and they don't use common sense online. Click here for a $50000 gift card? No Thanks

So you do use anti-virus?

 

[Saberon]

It's not installed on my PC, I just do a free scan online and nothing has ever showed up. Been months since I've done it....

/End

 

[Graeme43]

AVG is the most garbage AV, hogs up memory/CPU cycles, I really don't see a need at all.

Anyways, enough of viruses, let's celebrate 4.2!

I thought that was norton lol

I got 105mb out of 514 downloaded crappy net taking forever

 

[0dev]

It's not installed on my PC, I just do a free scan online and nothing has ever showed up. Been months since I've done it....

/End

I don't see why it makes a difference how you do it, fact is you still do scans...

 

[Saberon]

Heh yeah Norton is worse...I despise it personally. If you don't scan your immortal Mac then how do you know it doesn't have a keylogger? Mac's aren't immune to everything as 99% of people who own them would believe.


Wish I had a developer account

 

[big_malk]

I'm aware of that, I do a monthly spyware/antivirus scan online and I've never had anything come up.

People are too freaked out about viruses and they don't use common sense online. Click here for a $50000 gift card? No Thanks

It's not just obviously malicious website that can have viruses, perfectly legit websites can be hacked and become host to drive-by attacks, infecting users before they can be taken off. I know, it's happened to my websites before

But this threads getting off topic...

I'm downloading it now, but I'm not sure I want to be the first guinea pig... anyone else tried it yet or is it still too soon?

 

[WiiMarioHacker]

On terms of antivirus..... If running Windows, use Microsoft's own Security-ware. It's free.

 

[Saberon]

I'm itching to see iPad performance on 4.2, will be a deciding factor for me

 

[rwilliams]

How did you all let one dumb comment from a poster turn into a debate on antivirus software?

 

[vidyashankara]

is there anyway you can get the beta if you aren't a developer?

 

[Saberon]

No

 

[Graeme43]

Its totally worth the price of the account

 

[0dev]

is there anyway you can get the beta if you aren't a developer?

Yes, but I wouldn't advise it; doing so can screw up your phone if you don't have a developer ID.

 

[WiiMarioHacker]

I'm itching to see iPad performance on 4.2, will be a deciding factor for me

I'm itching for a Jailbreak. My iPad is Jailbroken. If the BETA's are broken, then odds are the public release will be broken within a short time.

 

[vidyashankara]

Yes, but I wouldn't advise it; doing so can screw up your phone if you don't have a developer ID.

damn... waiting till november sucks!!! my ipad desperately needs folders

 

[cvaldes]

It's not just obviously malicious website that can have viruses, perfectly legit websites can be hacked and become host to drive-by attacks, infecting users before they can be taken off. I know, it's happened to my websites before

Correct.

This is why ad-blocking is now completely justifiable.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20000898-245.html

One should have no qualms about blocking ads in 2010.

 

[Marvin1379]

Anxious to know whether it solves the Proximity Sensor problem on iPhone4.

Didn't 4.1 fix that for you?

all i want to know is "what's in it for me" as a 4G touch owner. anyone know what new features will be in 4.2?

http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1009qpeijrfn/event/index.html