Comments on: iVirusScan 1.0a08

By: fabrice

fabrice — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:32:33 +0000

please do you know where can i download iVirusScan?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:40:35 +0000

This has been confirmed to be from McAfee. There was a link somewhere else.
My iPod seems to behave as normal as before with this app installed.
Same as Rick, I get a slower boot time (a matter of a few seconds). And same as Rick, app startup seem a little slower, but only the very first time.
It did not detect any virus on my iPod!

By: Tim Aucoin

Tim Aucoin — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:04:03 +0000

What about the rumors that this app messes up your phone? Why do we need an anti-virus program on OSX? Very suspicious!

By: Rick

Rick — Sun, 04 May 2008 21:47:43 +0000

Boot time is about 8 seconds slower on my iPhone 1.1.4. This is IMO OK, since the whole point of having an AV is that the AV itself checks startup file when booting. Also, the first time I run the apps, the startup time looks slower, but only the first time. They may be using a cache or something like that, because after the first time, I can’t notice any difference from my iPhone w/out the app installed.
User interface looks pretty nice, although the background image is stolen from the iPhone settings

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:11:17 +0000

It’s working fine on my iPod Touch. I noticed a slower boot time (is it checking files at boot?), but after that I’ve seen no problems at all.
Music playback seems normal. I uninstalled it for now, but it’s good to know that there’s one ready in case the Windows plague will hit the iPhone/iPod.

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:01:45 +0000

Bjorn, I didn’t take any measure of time different between w/ and w/out. I guess it’s in the order of 5-10 seconds.
It’s noticeable, but definitely not 30 minutes
I have no idea how it works, but music and video files are usually not a problem for AV apps. I’ve many video and lots of music myself in my 16GB iPhone.
It is possible that McAfee uses some interception method that is also used by other applications you installed, and these may not live well together at the moment. Things like SMS and calls firewalls, for example, are VERY intrusive in the system.

By: bmszabo

bmszabo — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:09:48 +0000

Bad experience with AV: SWOD (spinning wheel of death) after installing McAffee (?) antivirus (?). Had to rebuild the whole system.. 1.1.4, Pwnage-d.

By: Bjorn

Bjorn — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:03:34 +0000

Hey Brad
How long did it take to boot up? After 30min I just turned my phone off thinking that it is broke…… I’ve got firmware 1.1.4 16gb and it´s got huge amount of music and movies on it.
But say that it is not the case that this is it, that it really is not going to boot up again, what do I do? Any one

By: Jash Sayani

Jash Sayani — Sun, 04 May 2008 11:16:38 +0000

I Totally Agree !!!

By: Eng

Eng — Sun, 04 May 2008 11:14:32 +0000

I have read that this is fake, and screws up your iPhone/Touch, DO NOT INSTALL