After factory resetting to clear management profiles/malware, should I make a new Apple ID? (Follow up question on a question I asked yesterday)

Yesterday I asked a question about whether factory resets clear malware and learnt that instead of malware, you could download management profiles that can mess with your device, etc, and learnt that factory resets clear it.




So, I was wondering if it is possible for the Apple ID itself to get infected with malware, etc and if I should delete the Apple ID and make a new one after factory resetting.

Posted on Jun 25, 2020 5:20 PM

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Posted on Jun 25, 2020 5:26 PM

No, your Apple ID can’t be infected. If there is any possibility that someone knows your Apple ID password you should change the password, but they can’t get that from a management profile.


The only way a management provide can appear on your phone is if you approve installing it. YOU have the sole responsibility for any profiles on your phone. Your employer or school may require that you have one to use their network. The only other way to get one is if you were foolish enough to install a profile to be able to use an app that is not available in the app store. But that’s still a choice that you made, it wasn’t forced on you.

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Jun 25, 2020 5:26 PM in response to theMacincheese

No, your Apple ID can’t be infected. If there is any possibility that someone knows your Apple ID password you should change the password, but they can’t get that from a management profile.


The only way a management provide can appear on your phone is if you approve installing it. YOU have the sole responsibility for any profiles on your phone. Your employer or school may require that you have one to use their network. The only other way to get one is if you were foolish enough to install a profile to be able to use an app that is not available in the app store. But that’s still a choice that you made, it wasn’t forced on you.

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