Apple reportedly doing away with antivirus apps in the App Store

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By Cody LeeMar 19, 2015, 5:10 pm2.1k ptsInteresting
Apple has decided to eliminate the category of anti-virus and anti-malware products from the App Store, according to security firm Intego. The company announced this week that Apple informed them of their decision after pulling their app ‘VirusBarrier for iOS.’ “To be clear, this wasn’t an action directed…

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