Can you get infected by simply opening an email?

plzhelpmexoxo · May 17, 2013

Hi, I am running the outdated iOS 5 becuase I have no wifi. I opened a spam email, could that have infected my iphone? thanks.

Mickey330 · May 17, 2013

No, you are fine. As long as you don't click on any links where they ask you for personal and banking info, it's okay. Just delete the e-mail (so you don't look at it on your computer).

Marilyn

willerz2 · May 17, 2013

iOS viruses and malware are rare, much like Mac virus and malware. They exist, but they have to be custom tailored for your specific device.

plzhelpmexoxo · May 18, 2013

Are you guys absolutely sure about this?

-sarah

willerz2 · May 18, 2013

It's light and day when it comes to a traditional Windows related product and an Apple related product. Apple products have a higher level of scrutiny in their development rather than just "ship and go" for Windows. Not saying that Windows is a bad OS, just that it's not as careful with it's security layers as Apple. Again if you want to target a Mac or an iPhone/iPad, you have to tailor something just for that device, it can't be some universal bug flying around unless it's software/driver related.

umrmbguest · May 18, 2013

But after a jailbreak, you are also responsible for avoiding hokey software. I believe that the testing is most likely not done on Cydia

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