Iphone/Ipad can you get a virus from downloaded file?

Can an Iphone/IPad get a virus/malware/spyware from a file downloaded onto the device?


I had purchased a video online and downloaded it directly to my iphone/ipad into the files folder. Tried playing the MP4 file and it just goes to a screen the has the text MPEG 4 with nothing else happening.



A few days later I discovered from the actual person's Instagram account that their linktree account was hacked and I was not dealing with them.


Do I need to worry about any type of virus, spyware, etc being on my iphone/ipad? Neither Iphone nor Ipad that I attempted to play files on was ever jailbroken.


I'm thinking they wanted to get a quick buck but I still have a concern if my devises were compromised.

iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Jan 13, 2022 3:23 AM

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