'Virus-scanning' iOS apps have always been a scam. Now Apple is finally cracking down

Misleading iOS "security" apps are about to be a thing of the past.
Apple has updated its developer guidelines with a new policy that bans deceptive "virus-scanning" apps for the first time.
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From the latest App Store guidelines:A quick search of the App Store also suggests that Apple has been quietly removing many of the apps that purport to have such capabilities, as search terms like "virus scanner" an