Should I be scared of there being potential malware/viruses/etc on my Mac and iPhone even though I have not experienced any symptoms of potential malware/viruses/etc?

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Should I be scared of there being potential malware/viruses/etc on my Mac and iPhone even though I have not experienced any symptoms of potential malware/viruses/etc?

By the ways:

My iPhone is a iPhone 6 that is running IOS 12.4.7(Which is the latest supported version for the iPhone 6 because they will not support iOS 13)

My Mac is on latest software (macOS Catalina)

Posted on Jul 6, 2020 7:57 AM

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theMacincheese Author

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Jul 6, 2020 8:12 AM in response to kb1951

Alright.

I did factory reset my Phone a couple times without restoring any backups. That should garuntee my phone being all right, correct? (my phone is not jailbroken)

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Jul 6, 2020 8:06 AM in response to theMacincheese

If so, will Erasing all Content and Settings remove all the malware and the virus?

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kb1951

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Jul 6, 2020 8:10 AM in response to theMacincheese

A non-jailbroken phone cannot get hacked, virus, or malware. You have the latest update for your computer. With careful use, you will not get any problems there either.

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kb1951

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Jul 6, 2020 8:14 AM in response to theMacincheese

Your phone is fine. There was no need to factory reset it.

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Should I be scared of there being potential malware/viruses/etc on my Mac and iPhone even though I have not experienced any symptoms of potential malware/viruses/etc?

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