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can you get a virus from a text message

I received a text containing a picture of words saying "baby did you get this" this afternoon from someone I haven't spoken to in months. I am pretty sure it's a virus. Is there a way to check for viruses on the iphone 4?

iPhone 4

Posted on Jun 4, 2012 1:11 PM

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Posted on Jun 4, 2012 1:14 PM

No if your iPhone has not been hacked or jailbroken. As with OS X on a Mac, nothing can be installed on your iPhone without user intervention. Even if there were an iOS virus, iOS uses sandboxing with each app which would prevent malware or a virus from spreading anywhere else on the iPhone.

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can you get a virus from a text message

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