![]() "We were as clear as we could be that this wasn't a scanner, that it was scanning email attachments and cloud files," said Erwin. Intego CEO Jeff Erwin recently spoke to MacRumors about Apple's stated reason for VirusBarrier's removal:Īccording to Erwin, when Apple notified Intego of VirusBarrier's removal from the App Store, the company told him the app's App Store description was "misleading" and could potentially cause customers to believe that there are viruses on iOS.Intego filed an appeal and rewrote the App Store description with "obnoxiously" clear wording, and that's when the company learned about a wider crackdown on anti-virus apps. ![]() The reasoning behind the removal of anti-virus apps from the App Store appears to be an effort by Apple to stem concerns from users over whether their iOS devices are susceptible to viruses and malware. As a result of this decision, our product VirusBarrier iOS is no longer available for sale. Apple has elected to eliminate the category of anti-virus and anti-malware products from their iOS App Store.
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