Malware app from App Store

Gailcapecod wrote:

I received from apple support that my phone and battery has malware and need to down load from App Store to remove. Is this really from apple

How does a battery have malware????????

Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' - Apple Support

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Almost120% chance that was spam wanting you to download Malware.

That’s a scam.

That’s hilarious too, but I’m certain there are folks that will fall for it.

No mail message is ever trusted. That includes mail purportedly from someone you know. I routinely get malware attempts from somebody spoofing a now-dead friend.

leroydouglas: batteries have processors now. So do many cables. There are malware cables. If batteries were swappable...