Does iPhone have an Antivirus?

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Paul Lee

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iPhones don't support antivirus software. Plus, they don't need it.
 

mercurial

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Nope, unless you Jailbreak your phone you don't require anything. In iPhone you are practically using the phone as a standard user and not as an administrator so apple doesn't let you touch anything related to the OS. ;)
 

Ink

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In most cases, you do not need an AV app on non-jailbroken iOS devices. Please review your iOS Security, Find my iPhone and iCloud for backup.

However, there are some Antivirus for iOS available, by not by Apple themselves.
For example:
Avira Free Antivirus for iOS - http://www.avira.com/en/free-antivirus-ios
Lookout Free/Premium - https://www.lookout.com/

These companies may provide additional services (ie. Prevent Data loss or Theft) included for free or require a fee, but they will require you to register an account with them. Note, Apple can provide this for free as it's built-in to iOS/iCloud.
 
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