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Q: How do i get rid of a iPhone Virus?

I have now for the second time a strange virus on my Iphone 5, iOs 6.1.4 It opens randomly the pre-installed apple apps like Newsstand, Settings, Notes etc. and changes settings there. The first time I had it, it sent a message with "awkward" to one of my contacts. This time it changed my wallpaper. I haven't jailbreaked my iPhone. How do I get rid of this ****? It seems to help to switch the Wifi off. A reset of the settings did work the first time but not now. Thanks for your help!

iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.4

Posted on Aug 12, 2013 3:28 AM

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  • by redisle,

    redisle redisle Dec 14, 2015 4:47 PM in response to SuperNMY
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    Dec 14, 2015 4:47 PM in response to SuperNMY

    It's not very helpful to say there's no virus on an iphone.  This person obviously has a problem, call it a virus or just call it a problem.  Whatever it is, it needs fixing.

     

    In case it's useful here's an experience I had.  When accessing professional film critics from the app IMDB, I kept getting very annoying pop-ups that essentally blocked my iphone (telling me I had won an iPhone 7!!!!)  I did a reinstall of IMDB but the problem persisted.  I then did a complete reboot of the iphone and the problem disappeared.  Whether it was a virus or not is not an issue.  It was the work of a crook who didn't mind screwing up other people's hardware.  I get the impression that Safari is a shaky piece of software as I have had other problems with it.

     

    The mention of a phone doing "magic things" suggests a loose connection that is triggering random events!

     

    I would suggest (1) deleting the offending app and then reinstalling it.  If that doesn't work then try  (2) doing a full reboot of your hardware.  After that a full restore might be in order and if that fails then get Apple involved.  Good luck.  At least such experiences are rare in the worlds of Apple and Android.

  • by deggie,

    deggie deggie Dec 14, 2015 4:51 PM in response to redisle
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    Dec 14, 2015 4:51 PM in response to redisle

    No, calling it a virus when there isn't one is very unhelpful. There are many posts in this thread that are very helpful.

  • by modular747,

    modular747 modular747 Dec 14, 2015 4:53 PM in response to redisle
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    Dec 14, 2015 4:53 PM in response to redisle

    It's not very helpful to respond to a post 2¼ years old with suggestions that have already been made several times in the thread.

  • by iObject,

    iObject iObject Mar 2, 2016 12:07 AM in response to SuperNMY
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    Mar 2, 2016 12:07 AM in response to SuperNMY

    hello,

    i came to this post because i had same problems on my device as well and i am extremely disappointed of the community here,

    this guys already said his device was NOT jailbroken and he just wanted a solution but all he got was"There are no viruses on iPhone" and this is the most unhelpful thing to say. the world of computers and programming is very very wide and it is impossible for anything to be safe there, i mean come on, Apple is not the security god. THERE ARE VIRUS AND MALWARE ON IPHONE, just google "YiSpecter". YiSpecter is the first ever iPhone VIRUS and surprise surprise it DOES affect NON-JAILBROKEN devices as well.

    theses viruses can even exist in the app store apps as well. as you can see in this article: http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/10/yispecter-first-ios-malware-a ttacks-non-jailbroken-ios-devices-by-abusing-private-apis/

    "Moreover, recent research shows that over 100 apps in the App Store have abused private APIs and bypassed Apple’s strict code review. What that means is the attacking technique of abusing private APIs can also be used separately and can affect all normal iOS users who only download apps from the App Store."

     

    so now you see that anything is possible and don't think that apple is a god of security just cause it sais so and try not to limit your thoughts.

    if there is a first there WILL be seconds so there will be future ios malware as well, be sure of that.

     

    and BTW, anything is possible:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2842778/Hackers-use-radio-signals -steal-private-information-PCs-computers…

  • by Unrealt,

    Unrealt Unrealt Mar 4, 2016 2:47 AM in response to iObject
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    Mar 4, 2016 2:47 AM in response to iObject

    FIrst off, this thread is old.

    2nd There is no iPhone virus's, so stop sourcing news articles that thrive off of posting rumors. Enoughs enough.

    3rd, the problem with the iPhone based on its behavior with it pressing things on its own is a hardware issue, caused by a piece called the localizer, its built into the display and when it goes bad it can provide false touches. no @ posters saying its someone controlling it with remote access.

    False touches CANNOT be fixed by restoring the device, unless you are misinterpretting false touches for extremely laging behind touches which all catch up at once after a few minutes in quick succession, that one, is software.

    4th If youre not JB, youre not getting viruses, period.

    5th the web page redirects ARE coming from the website youre visiting, yes they are ads, yes they are java based, its not a virus, so stop the antics.

    If you contacted the web owners and they said no theyre lying, period. Enough. If you want proof these are coming from a java based ad, then goto settings, safari, advanced, disable java, and go back to your website. Youll no longer get them.

    6, last possibility for pop ups is if youre not using a personal router and internet line, so public networks or a hotel, etc, can and will inject urls into youre device, this is also true for pcs, this also is not a virus, they use the same function for when youre required to enter a code or password to join their network but via a website instead of the network itself being pw protected.

     

    6 pages of nonsense is posted here. Stop it. People have already told you its not possible to get them, just because no one explained why whats happening you keep egging it on? Find something else better to do with your time, its now been explained.

  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Mar 4, 2016 8:50 AM in response to iObject
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    Mar 4, 2016 8:50 AM in response to iObject

    As Unreal says if your iPhone is not jailbroken, it does not have a virus.

     

    Instead of posting at the bottom of a long dead thread, you really should start your own thread for your problem.

     

    In addition, stick what your own problem is and forget about all of the other stuff you are finding on the web.

  • by Chefjames1960,

    Chefjames1960 Chefjames1960 Jul 1, 2016 7:06 AM in response to SuperNMY
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    Jul 1, 2016 7:06 AM in response to SuperNMY

    Yesterday I opened up my gmail account and had several returned emails. Strange because I had not sent them. Immediately changed my passwords and other security in Google. I use very strong passwords so I was a little surprised that I had been hacked. I opened one of these emails from my IPhone 4s and clicked a link then closed it. I notified friends on FB not to open the email from me (I have way too many gmail contacts). Today I opened Safari and on at least every other webpage in greeted with an ad "You've won a prize!" And when you read fine print they are phishing for CC info. I'm going to do a reset on my phone, but this guys claim about an email being sent with "awkward" is VERY similar to the emails sent from my gmail account. I have no idea how or if my IPhone is part of this mess but wanted to get opinions from Apple people. Thank you. James

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Jul 1, 2016 8:21 AM in response to Chefjames1960
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    Jul 1, 2016 8:21 AM in response to Chefjames1960

    Chefjames1960 wrote:

     

    Yesterday I opened up my gmail account and had several returned emails. Strange because I had not sent them. Immediately changed my passwords and other security in Google. I use very strong passwords so I was a little surprised that I had been hacked. I opened one of these emails from my IPhone 4s and clicked a link then closed it. I notified friends on FB not to open the email from me (I have way too many gmail contacts). Today I opened Safari and on at least every other webpage in greeted with an ad "You've won a prize!" And when you read fine print they are phishing for CC info. I'm going to do a reset on my phone, but this guys claim about an email being sent with "awkward" is VERY similar to the emails sent from my gmail account. I have no idea how or if my IPhone is part of this mess but wanted to get opinions from Apple people. Thank you. James

    Start your own thread rather than tacking your post onto an old somewhat contentious thread. You'll get more help.

     

    No, you don't have a virus.

     

    Phony "tech support" / "ransomware" popups and web pages

  • by Andrew Scott87,

    Andrew Scott87 Andrew Scott87 Jul 8, 2016 9:34 AM in response to SuperNMY
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    Jul 8, 2016 9:34 AM in response to SuperNMY

    My cat has a virus

    How do i reboot it to factory settings

     

    do you think it's MeowWare?

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Jul 8, 2016 10:05 AM in response to Andrew Scott87
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    Jul 8, 2016 10:05 AM in response to Andrew Scott87

    This might help with your problem:

     

    http://www.jimrichardson.com/write.shtml

     

    However, I suspect there's no real hope.

  • by Andrew Scott87,

    Andrew Scott87 Andrew Scott87 Jul 8, 2016 11:27 AM in response to Meg St._Clair
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    Jul 8, 2016 11:27 AM in response to Meg St._Clair

    Nope - that didnt fix anything  

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