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This is a bit of a follow up to the thread about surviving a mugging, but I'm curious as to how many members use a smart phone and whether you have an antivirus product installed - even a free one. So, do you?

I have an iPhone and no, I don't have an antivirus product installed to my knowledge

I've an iPhone and no.

On my PC I'm careful to keep my antivirus and firewall up to date. My phone though, not so much.
I don't really know why. Maybe something to do with the Linux heritage and an assumption that most black hats would be writing for Windows.

Every now and then I think I'm being silly with that though... so I'm going to look into the options.

I have a blackberry and wouldn't know how to install antivirus!

No however I am tempted to get one next year and it will be the first thing I look at.

iPhone 4 and no antivirus. There was a story on the radio the other day about how virii are now being targeted at smartphones, so maybe that should change.

How many of you have a ton of installed apps on your kit?

Not a ton, but a fair few.

DJBenz wrote:Not a ton, but a fair few.

Now, difficult question time: did they all come from legitimate sources? I'm not trying to catch you out, just trying to assess the general level of smartphone security awareness.

iphone 4, no antivirus, loads of apps - all from the app store.

Jailbroken Iphone 4 and Ipad 2 here, both running unsigned code and no antivirus.

I dont bother with it on my mac and macbook either though.

IPhone 4 and iPad (first gen), not that many apps, both from legit sources but without AV (for now; I am keeping an eye out for it).

Used to have a hell of a lot until I had a 'clean out'. All of them are from the app store online/through the phone itself.

Tomo wrote:

DJBenz wrote:Not a ton, but a fair few.

Now, difficult question time: did they all come from legitimate sources? I'm not trying to catch you out, just trying to assess the general level of smartphone security awareness.

All through the app store. I did the whole jailbreak thing with my iPhone 3G and it didn't really do anything for me, so the 4 is completely standard. I wouldn't consider downloading an app from a source other than the app store.