Got Malware with that?

[xlii]

Malware list on jailbroken android & iPhones...

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/02/16/6063185-smart-phone-malware-the-six-worst-offenders

The spy one sounds pretty nasty.
Anyone have these on their phone?

 

[Tailpike1153]

Nope. Too chicken to jailbreak even though I've taken of the front glass on the iPhone 3G.

 

[mlts22]

All the more reason to avoid installing cracked apps.

 

[ulbador]

All the more reason to avoid installing cracked apps.

I think that's the big point to take out of this article. This generally isn't a problem with Cydia apps from reputable sources.

 

[james92se]

Are there any sort of anti-malware apps for the iPhone?

 

[coasterswim]

Are there any sort of anti-malware apps for the iPhone?

Yes. "Stock firmware."

 

[mlts22]

Are there any sort of anti-malware apps for the iPhone?

iOS 4.3 when it gets released, installing it via DFU mode?

Other than that, none. We really don't want to see antivirus software on our iPhones. It may be something for a legal checkbox, but all it does is not catch 0-days, but just slurp up CPU cycles.

 

[awadeee]

yes. "stock firmware."

+1

 

[Benji222]

You guys are ignorant if you think malware cant find its way onto a stock phone. Why do you think the pdf exploit were patched and every other jb hole ever made. malicious software prevention.

 

[fsck-y dingo]

You guys are ignorant if you think malware cant find its way onto a stock phone. Why do you think the pdf exploit were patched and every other jb hole ever made. malicious software prevention.

Exactly. Also, the jailbroken phones were able to be patched before stock iPhones thanks to Saurik.

 

[mlts22]

You guys are ignorant if you think malware cant find its way onto a stock phone. Why do you think the pdf exploit were patched and every other jb hole ever made. malicious software prevention.

Even worse is that with stock firmware, there is no way to go about removing the nasties other than a DFU restore. At least with a JB-ed device, you can go in and manually do some de-lousing if it comes to that.