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