Well, it should come as no surprise that not every piece of software is completely safe.  The Apple app store has recently come under a bit of fire from a series of fake apps that slipped through the, usually through, approval process; however, none of these faux apps have been reported as malicious or virus-ridden, but it's always a good idea to be careful when searching for new things to download.

"Call it blind faith, but most of us iOS users assume every app in the App Store is safe. After all, Apple has a reputation for spending weeks or months reviewing an app submission before it can enter the App Store. When it inexplicably rejected apps like the "gay cure" app or the Google Voice app, I felt a sense of security. But today I learned, that sense is false.

Over the weekend, iPhoneography (via Sophos) discovered a fake version of Camera+, currently the 8th most popular paid app in the App Store, in the App Store. The fake Camera+ page looked identical to the real Camera+ page, except it lacked reviews and had a different developer's name. It was yanked once iPhoneography's Glyn Evans reported it to Apple and the developer of the real Camera+ app, tap tap tap. The developer showed some displeasure on Twitter:"

Source: PC Magazine

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