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Hello community,
I’m an idiot and I accidentally clicked on a “pdf” in one of those stupid PayPal phishing emails while I was scrolling.
I have outlook for iPhone.
How worried should i be? What should I do now?
i don’t notice anything weird — just paranoid. Thank you for any recommendations.
Any recommendations on what I should do now?
iPhone XS
You're phone cannot get a virus. And opening a PDF on an iPhone is perfectly safe. If it has a link in it don't click on the link or answer any information that it asks for. That's really the only risk.
You're phone cannot get a virus. And opening a PDF on an iPhone is perfectly safe. If it has a link in it don't click on the link or answer any information that it asks for. That's really the only risk.
Agree with stedman1 with regard to limited risk on clicking a PDF, the other risk are links that when triggered invite you to infill data, again, as long as you haven’t done anything like that I believe you have nothing to worry about.
I’m no expert on how the inner workings of iOS manage Apps etc, but I believe it’s setup in such a way as to prevent what you describe causing an issue.
Thanks, helpful discussion.
It's a little different, though...that was about an apple phishing scam...mine was about a paypal phishing scam on an apple device.
I sent the email to spoof@paypal.com
Still worried about a virus in my phone. will try that Etrecheck service.
Any other ideas?
Clicking on a PDF can not adversely affect your iPhone.
Thanks everyone for your help. I'm going to stop freaking out, for now.
Best wishes for 2019!
Clicked a phishing PDF on iPhone — what should I do?
