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Absolutely. I've had so many people tell me "my iPhone won't get a virus because it's a Mac," and then argue with me when I say a. It's not a Mac, it's an Apple. And b. Macs do get viruses, just not as often.
The only way a virus can really infect an iPhone is with a userland+ vulnerability. These have historically only ever been found by jailbreakers and Apple themselves. They have mostly required a USB connection to a computer, and are typically fixed the next iOS patch after discovery. The only other "virus" a user can get on an iOS device is if the user installs a VPN service which could redirect internet traffic, but there are a wall of warnings that would appear before you could even accept it.
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[–] Mr_Lovette 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
They however do still exist and users should be aware they aren't 100% safe.
[–] ChocolatesBetter 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Absolutely. I've had so many people tell me "my iPhone won't get a virus because it's a Mac," and then argue with me when I say a. It's not a Mac, it's an Apple. And b. Macs do get viruses, just not as often.
[–] Mr_Lovette 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Exactly. And the reason they don't get them is because hardly anyone uses them in comparison to Windows. Especially businesses.
[–] G4 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The only way a virus can really infect an iPhone is with a userland+ vulnerability. These have historically only ever been found by jailbreakers and Apple themselves. They have mostly required a USB connection to a computer, and are typically fixed the next iOS patch after discovery. The only other "virus" a user can get on an iOS device is if the user installs a VPN service which could redirect internet traffic, but there are a wall of warnings that would appear before you could even accept it.