That is great. Wonder why I never noticed/experimented on Safari! Thank you for sharing.
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Is it possible for my iPhone to have a virus?
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That is great. Wonder why I never noticed/experimented on Safari! Thank you for sharing.
i've got a couple of weird issues going on. occasionally safari will crash repeatedly when i try and type something in the search box. after a couple of letters the whole thing shuts down. this will go on and on and i'll have to open up a new window in order to get it stop shutting down, or reboot the phone.
i've also noticed i'll get an iphone popup message when scrolling through facebook or maybe twitter that says something like 'app wants to leave facebook/twitter and open app store' or something like that. i'll just be scrolling through and not clicking on anything and i'll get this several times over the course of 5 or 10 minutes.
very strange.
i've also noticed i'll get an iphone popup message when scrolling through facebook or maybe twitter that says something like 'app wants to leave facebook/twitter and open app store' or something like that. i'll just be scrolling through and not clicking on anything and i'll get this several times over the course of 5 or 10 minutes.
very strange.
Not likely. Let me explain:
Viruses spread by modifying programs. But on iOS, each application has a sandbox, which makes it hard for the infected program to infect other programs.
As for malware, that's hard to run, too. Each application is code-signed by its developer and vetted by Apple. Code signing is encryption that makes it difficult for anyone but an app's original developer/team to see, let alone modify, some app's code.
Imagine that your phone is a community, with houses that only their occupants (apps) have access to. Surrounding the community is a set of tall walls. At its entrance is an armed guard that checks the IDs of each app that moves in, to make sure that the app is allowed to be there.
Viruses spread by modifying programs. But on iOS, each application has a sandbox, which makes it hard for the infected program to infect other programs.
As for malware, that's hard to run, too. Each application is code-signed by its developer and vetted by Apple. Code signing is encryption that makes it difficult for anyone but an app's original developer/team to see, let alone modify, some app's code.
Imagine that your phone is a community, with houses that only their occupants (apps) have access to. Surrounding the community is a set of tall walls. At its entrance is an armed guard that checks the IDs of each app that moves in, to make sure that the app is allowed to be there.