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jaedon550 Author

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i suspect i have clicked on a phishing link from an email how would i be able to scan my iphone for viruses?

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on May 19, 2021 2:35 AM

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Rudegar

Level 10

187,102 points

May 19, 2021 2:39 AM in response to jaedon550

only way you can install new software on a non jailbroken ios device is apples app store, virus and malware and the likes count as software too so you can't get them onto your ios device from an mail sms or website.

the purpose of phishing is to trick you into providing the website with your user name and password for whatever site it protent to be and then steal your account and creditcard stuff.

Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

and Phishing - Wikipedia

ckuan

Level 10

122,934 points

May 19, 2021 2:41 AM in response to jaedon550

There is no virus that can run on a non modified iPhone.

Just keep iOS (14.5..1 at the moment) up to date, that's it.

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