Antivirus and antimalware applications are no longer welcome on the App Store. Apple has decided to remove the category reserved for them in his online store. This was noted in the first Intego, publisher of the safety application VirrusBarrier, which realized that its software and the category to which he belonged were no longer available on the download platform without really finding explanations for this fact. Apple's decision does not apply to the Mac App Store, which security programs are still available.
"To be clear, this action is not specifically aimed Intego, we were one of the companies affected by Apple's decision," the company wrote on its website . Concerning this particular application, users will always receive updates of virus definitions. The program itself will be in against updated.
Among the hypotheses advanced by specialized sites, it raises the possibility that the presence of security software on iOS probably harmed the image of the mobile operating system. Apple may believe that the platform is protected enough to dispense with unnecessary applications. Yet threats already exist, said Kevin Mahaffey, co-founder and CTO of Lookout, active in mobile security. "Criminals will not be long to turn to their iOS to launch targeted attacks," he said.
