Loading ...Although there isn’t iPhone virus on the net yet, beta version of McAfee’s anti virus for iPhone has been found at http://ipkg.mcafeemobile.com/ and users have successfully installed/uninstalled the application.
There is no official press info on the development project yet, but one iPhone user claimed to receive the following statement from McAfee PR, Joris Evers.
“The application you blogged about is indeed a genuine McAfee project. We are always working on new platforms including the popular ones. In this particular case we were running a test to validate some recently developed technology. We happen to be first to test AV technology for iPhone. We’re happy that iPhone users are already getting excited about it, as evidenced by your blog and the thousands of people who are trying out the application. Still, we are not ready to announce a new product, our development work is in the early stages.”
To install the beta software (called iVirusScan) if you really want to try it out, just visit this url http://ipkg.mcafeemobile.com/ and choose iVirusScan in McAfee category.
Note that these info is not confirmed by McAfee at all, so you might read this as a rumor and ignore the software installation on your iPhone.
May 4th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
It seems to be working fine on my iPhone 1.1.4.
Of course, it did not find any virus on my iPhone
May 5th, 2008 at 2:18 am
better remove it after your test ..
some people said it is not from McAfee
May 5th, 2008 at 9:18 am
It has been actually confirmed it is from McAfee. I read a PR announcement link where McAfee says it is a product from their Mobile R&D, undergoing to Beta testing.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:27 am
Can’t find anything on that source “ipkg.mcafeemobile.com” in installer?
Am I doing something wrong ?
May 7th, 2008 at 2:53 am
it looks like they have took it down .. :p
May 11th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Can somebody help me? I add the source and nothing! Wath i’m doing wrong? Maybe it’s doesnt works on 1.1.4? And the guy with the name Alex is telling us wrong things!?!