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How can I protect my iPhone from viruses?

Protect from virus


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Posted on Jun 22, 2022 7:40 AM

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Posted on Jun 22, 2022 1:35 PM

Debby2j wrote:

Protect from virus


Here is how to keep your iPhone clean:


Cleaning your iPhone - Apple Support


All sorts of nasty stuff can be growing on equipment.


As for the sort of “virus” that you meant, iPhone malware is exceedingly rare, and what is around has been targeted at specific folks.


Here is how we get in trouble (and it’s not ‘viruses”):

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


Pragmatically, the word “virus” is largely only used in advertisements for stuff you probably don’t need, and stuff that might well be harmful to your security or privacy. Vendors including Microsoft have built-in tools for dealing with that. Apple has built-in tools for iPhone, as well as the app scans when apps are added to the app store, and other checks for those app store apps, and Apple can remotely disable apps that are later found to be problematic.


If you’re an official in a government or a corporation, or have access to sensitive or classified data, or have access to financial data or to great wealth, or you’re a criminal or political dissident or investigative journalist, or otherwise of interest to a government, the security calculations here do change.


Here’s a good guide to improving your security and your privacy:


https://help.apple.com/pdf/personal-safety/en_US/personal-safety-user-guide.pdf

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Jun 22, 2022 1:35 PM in response to Debby2j

Debby2j wrote:

Protect from virus


Here is how to keep your iPhone clean:


Cleaning your iPhone - Apple Support


All sorts of nasty stuff can be growing on equipment.


As for the sort of “virus” that you meant, iPhone malware is exceedingly rare, and what is around has been targeted at specific folks.


Here is how we get in trouble (and it’s not ‘viruses”):

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


Pragmatically, the word “virus” is largely only used in advertisements for stuff you probably don’t need, and stuff that might well be harmful to your security or privacy. Vendors including Microsoft have built-in tools for dealing with that. Apple has built-in tools for iPhone, as well as the app scans when apps are added to the app store, and other checks for those app store apps, and Apple can remotely disable apps that are later found to be problematic.


If you’re an official in a government or a corporation, or have access to sensitive or classified data, or have access to financial data or to great wealth, or you’re a criminal or political dissident or investigative journalist, or otherwise of interest to a government, the security calculations here do change.


Here’s a good guide to improving your security and your privacy:


https://help.apple.com/pdf/personal-safety/en_US/personal-safety-user-guide.pdf

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