Cyber criminals are attacking any device that has internet access, and mobile phones are no exception. When you download from the internet to your iPhone, you may get spyware or any kind of malware on your iPhone. It could also travel from your iPhone to your computer and spread in it. Hence you should be careful when you see all the advertising being done about iPhone downloads, they may not be authentic and you may be taken for a ride.

The Trojan Horse

The famous myth of the Trojan War is an interesting tale. The strong city of Troy was fighting a battle with Greece and putting up a good fight. One day the people saw a large wooden horse outside the city walls, which looked more like a monster than a horse. But the horse was the symbol of Troy and the people thought that it was a gift from the Goddess Athena. In complete belief they carried the monstrously huge horse into the city and placed it as an offering of thanks to their goddess.

Unfortunately the wooden horse had a battery of Greek soldiers in it, and they came out of the horse at night, when Troy was sleeping and conquered the city. This example shows what can happen to your computer when you download from free websites on your iPhone. From the outside it looks totally harmless and is made especially attractive like beautiful wallpaper, attractive ring tones or smiley faces. But it has been instigated by a cyber criminal to put in malware, which means malicious software into your computer.

Make Safety your priority

An array of programs is covered by malware that can be harmful for your computer and your iPhone. There are several names allocated to them like Trojan Horses, or simple ones like viruses, spyware, toolkits or keyloggers. They react on your computer in a particular manner and you can make out that your computer has been hit by a malware, when it either runs slowly or it behaves in a peculiar manner.

The security program which is present in your computer and iPhone may not be the best, and when something like this happens, you should immediately get new computer software programs into your computer and iPhone. The malware that you download with your free iPhone downloads is much more advanced and needs new software to fight it.

Be careful when you open your email window, because no email which is not familiar to you should be opened. It is best for you to have a spam filter which can help to screen any kind of malware or any link or website which could download malware into your computer or iPhone. Also you should avoid clicking on any pop-up ads in which free iPhone downloads are being advertised.

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