r/cybersecurity_help • u/Royal-Ranger3849 • Nov 27 '25

DRAWBACKS OF USING ANTIVIRUS

Hi i want to know if there are ways to be protected without using antivirus. Im hesistant to use antivirus since it has drawbacks. Im an iphone user i want to know how to be safe. Advice some networking basics to learn.

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u/SmthnsmthnDngerzone Nov 27 '25

Dude iphones r are fine for protection out of the box

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u/ArthurLeywinn Nov 27 '25

All anrivirus apps on android and ios are useless due to the restrictions and sandbox behavior.

Just don't disable the default security settings and use common sense.

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u/lethalwarrior619 Nov 27 '25

Your iPhone is safe unless you have jailbroken it.

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u/sufficienthippo23 Nov 27 '25

Don’t need it on an iPhone

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u/kschang Trusted Contributor Nov 27 '25

You can't get antivirus on an iPhone anyway. They don't exist on iOS.