Perhaps one of the most common predictions of the last six years has been that mobile malicious software will suddenly proliferate, driven by widespread adoption of smartphones with advanced OSes. None of those prognostications have really come to fruition, but it's likely that the coming year will bring a host of new malicious applications. Users — while generally aware of threats aimed at their desktop computers and laptops — have a good chance of being caught flat-footed with their mobile phones. In the third quarter of this year, up to 80 million smartphones were sold around the world, which accounted for about 20 percent of the total number of mobile phones sold, according to statistics published last month by the analyst firm Gartner. Experts say the threats against those devices are going to come in several categories, including rogue applications. In September, researchers from the security vendor Fortinet discovered a mobile component for Zeus, a notorious piece of banking malware that steals account credentials. The mobile component, which targeted Symbian Series 60 devices or BlackBerrys, intercepted one-time passcodes used to verify transactions. So beware, until the Symantec & McAfee of the world find an antivirus for you....
This is why Apple is so strict on approving apps and why it takes so long for them to obtain approval. they go over new apps with a fine tooth comb to make sure they don't have viruses or trojans.
The only way I know to infect an iPhone is possibly through the Safari browser going to a bad site.
So the question that follows is: How far away are anti-virus programs for your smartphone?
