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I would say no. There is a lot of malware and adware out there, but people have to actually install it themselves and if they want to remove it, it can be done through whatever means is provided by the system. When I think about viruses, I usually think about things that once installed require extraordinary measures to remove. I'd say that the prevalence of official and unofficial package managers on mobile devices has made "viruses" very difficult to spread. People will probably always install free stuff without thinking about how the developer is making development worth their time, but at least now you can't open an email or visit a webpage and end up with programs getting installed in the background and replicating on your system.
EDIT: Just to clarify, I am saying specifically that there aren't really viruses per se for mobile devices. Viruses traditionally replicate and the combination of package managers and permission systems on mobile devices effectively block replication.
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[–] Pinyaka 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I would say no. There is a lot of malware and adware out there, but people have to actually install it themselves and if they want to remove it, it can be done through whatever means is provided by the system. When I think about viruses, I usually think about things that once installed require extraordinary measures to remove. I'd say that the prevalence of official and unofficial package managers on mobile devices has made "viruses" very difficult to spread. People will probably always install free stuff without thinking about how the developer is making development worth their time, but at least now you can't open an email or visit a webpage and end up with programs getting installed in the background and replicating on your system.
EDIT: Just to clarify, I am saying specifically that there aren't really viruses per se for mobile devices. Viruses traditionally replicate and the combination of package managers and permission systems on mobile devices effectively block replication.