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Is my iPhone 12 infected with malware or a virus?

I was watching videos via Facebook posts where you have to click on a link to watch. After watching a half dozen plus with out issue I click on my last link BOOM a message pops up instead of a video saying “ your iPhone has 19 viruses” I immediately unjointed the Facebook group, closed my Facebook app, and put my iPhone in airplane mode. Next I powered down my IPhone. I placed on charger which rebooted my iPhone so I immediately placed it airplane mode. How do I find out if my moment of my my mindless stupidity infected my IPhone 12 running iOS 15.5?

Posted on Jul 20, 2022 1:37 AM

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SravanKrA

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Posted on Jul 20, 2022 1:42 AM

Keep the iPhone updated to the latest iOS always and never Jailbreak. That's it.

iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be infected with Virus / Malware / Spyware if it is updated to the latest iOS/iPadOS unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious software or unauthorized apps directly from the internet and installed them on your device or/and have Jailbroken.

Thumb Rules:

Enable Guided Access before handing over an iPhone to kids
Don't share Apple IDs
Don't Jailbreak
Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device and payment methods
Beware of Phishing

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