Should virus/malware protection be added to iPhone?
Should antivirus/malware protection app be added to my iPhone?
iPhone XS
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Should antivirus/malware protection app be added to my iPhone?
iPhone XS
Thank you Kurt for addressing my concern, it was due to a sudden/seemingly suspicious pop up message I received on my iPhone from Google stating my phone was infected with 28-30 viruses and directing me to take preventive measures by tapping on a link to get to a website to address the problem. Of course I found this suspicious since to my knowledge apple products (iOS) have their own built in security/protection. Since I’m new to iPhone I thought I’d run this by the Apple products user community for advice.
Thank you Kurt for addressing my concern, it was due to a sudden/seemingly suspicious pop up message I received on my iPhone from Google stating my phone was infected with 28-30 viruses and directing me to take preventive measures by tapping on a link to get to a website to address the problem. Of course I found this suspicious since to my knowledge apple products (iOS) have their own built in security/protection. Since I’m new to iPhone I thought I’d run this by the Apple products user community for advice.
No. There are no viruses in either macOS or iOS. There's nothing to find. All AV software is useless, particularly in an iPhone or iPad. Being a sandboxed OS, the only place such software could even look for malware would be within itself.
That is a very common scam that you will see on any device and under any OS. There is no software in the world that can see what's on a remote computer through a web browser. Simply close any such web page or popup. Similarly, delete any message or email making any such claim.
Should virus/malware protection be added to iPhone?