How do I check my iPhone for spyware/malware

How do I check my iPhone for spyware/malware

iPhone 12

Posted on Apr 28, 2023 7:37 AM

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Posted on Apr 28, 2023 7:42 AM

You don't.


There is no known malware that can affect an iPhone.


There's no way to install spyware, unless someone had physical access to your unlicked iPhone with a computer for an extended period of time.


There are no apps that check for these things, since due to the nature of iOS, there's no way for them to scan outside of the their own designated app area. iOS is sandboxes, that means apps cannot access areas outside of their own app sandbox.


If you explain what issue you are experiencing, someone may be able to an advise, but it's almost certainly not malware or spyware.

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Oct 13, 2023 8:06 PM in response to Phil0124

I recently made a twitter account using my phone number instead of email just for convenience. Now twitter is saying that suspicious activity has been detected, and when I try to login with my number it says the account cannot be found. My phone has never been lost for an extended amount of time and nobody other than trusted friends and family have ever even held it. I also bought it new from an apple store so the sim card can't have been duplicated. Could this be someone somehow receiving the security code sent to me by twitter? Or do you think it may be an issue on the side of twitter? Any help would be appreciated.

Oct 23, 2023 1:04 PM in response to Phil0124

I was messing around with my terminal and had my phone in developer mode hooked into my Mac running a certain developer terminal command. It won't delete I've wiped both my MacBook and my iPhone the anecpmpilerservice.cpu rescource. I actually still have terminal code running on my iPhone right now. "ANECompilierservice". I ran into a problem with iCloud. It said I couldn't use iCloud. The website is "cloudos". Jetsam-event is running how do I delete this completely. I have completely restored and erased my data 5 times with iPhone. I have wiped my hard drive disk twice and used utility service to track where the bug is. I don't have admin permission to edit on my Mac hard drive to edit and read.

Nov 3, 2023 7:03 PM in response to Tmac5200

So it’s funny tha I found this post because I’m going through the same thing first, I had an android and it happened so I decided to get iPhone believing that it wasn’t possible or to happen and yet it’s still happening basically the same story that was just giving and do not know what to do so I went to Apple one with the first phone and they told me my camera was an aftermarket camera. It was the camera that did not come with the phone now I bought the phone brand new from T-Mobile. It was no way it could have an aftermarket camera so they gave me a new iPhone in to replace that one and the new iPhone is still doing the same things so I would sure like to know how to resolve this as well

Dec 30, 2023 11:05 PM in response to XxRemotelyxMonitoredxX

I am facing a similar situation, complete access to my phone, settings being changed, people being sent messages from my number, I can't really afford another device at the moment, but I was hoping there was some way to clean my device up, apparently only a phone number is needed, they have access to my camera and mic, and all my sensitive data, I have put my phone in lockdown mode, reset it several times, and nothing has changed, I have reached out and I have been asking questions, but I am just being called crazy, as I am not "important" enough for such a thing to happen, and how it would cost millions for such a thing to be maintained, but I am just caught in the crossfire, it's not just me. everything I am saying is just being disregarded, not sure what to do, hope I can get a new device in the near future

Dec 30, 2023 11:17 PM in response to xLSx123x

Same thing is happening to me, I have an iPhone 11, changing the number isn't enough, especially if you are going to be contacting people in your contacts, even if you get a new phone, your phone will just be re-infected. this has been going on for over a year for me, and it was small things in the beginning, and it progressively got worse, I looked up pegasus spyware from nso group and pretty everything that spyware can do is what's happening on my device, although I doubt it is pegasus spyware

Jan 6, 2024 2:28 PM in response to xLSx123x

this is all so firmilar its scary . for the past 3-4 years now i have tried everything imaginable to rid my devices of whoever has been litening to us and using my cameras even in my tv's to watch us . theres code on evey device and i cant to anything about it. all my devices say they're managed devices and have fwd.links and uplaoded storage to an emulated storge. my files have ones i never put in there nor can i read them they get grayed out same with settings and permissions . i get many messages to ask my administrator . can't open many apps in the app it makes me go through the browser. i have a ton of certificates lots of native and apache also AAA server which i cant change. these files are agreements sayying i have agreed to stuff like text and file editing control deletion and modifying of everything on my phone. there are also tokens and bridges on my network and about 10 manages networks that are set to connect automaticly , even after i turn it off . im not able to delete or forget them either. People love to sound smart and say all this is impossible till it happens to them . outh comes up a lot and end user also rooted trusted super user . i have Linix Ubutan or something like that on my mac too. my ipad too was stolen from outside my hatful mothers house however i called the cellular company to have it deactivated right away . i had trusted my mother before thinking she could help me with this problem but that was my biggest mistke ever . no matter the number of routers modems devices i get rid of and buy all ober again nothing changes theywill have everything on them in no time at all . even though i didnt use any of my old accounts . i did find a small usb just a stubby thing in my computer i brought it to my mother to show her . when i asked where it was and what it was she answered iDK to both questions . its all so messed up. help if there is any out there at all. i even took apart my devices lol thinking i would find a rassberry pie or something . desperate poloce said yup ur hacked but where unable to do anything besides tell me to find someone who knows about this stuff better . also to take pics and video to show them for more evidence . i never did give them any of the evidence i feel like unless i can exsplain whats what to them they dnt get it. so waste of time??????Idk we'll see i have a lot of evidence

Jan 6, 2024 2:52 PM in response to AdHoran679

thats probably me if your in nh i ask everyone if they know anything about computers hoping to find help. did i mention i have even closed and then opened new comcast accounts 3 times now! this has taken so much from me . the ability to do important thing online . the internal revanue service asked me so many personal questions like my great grandparents maiden names even . all just to make an appoinment with them and was denied due to inacurate information lol.. they didnt belive i was who i said i was. i told them that my phone was hacked to so they wouldn't say anything personal juat to find out thats the only way to be given an appointment to see them in person lol so stupid , specially cause wouldn't that be even more a reason to make me the stupid appointment? i almost lost my daughter my mother was telling everyone i know and the whole family i was parinoid schizophenic i was put into a mental hospital . this was all done without one person even looking at any of my devices ... they just took her word for it cause my brother backed her story . in the end it was actually a way this narssistic abusive mom could screw over me and her grandchildren and get her hands on 21000,00 i had saved since my daughter was born so for 15 years gone in no time. it was either except that it was gone and go along with she didn't do this by never speaking of it again or she would tell the judge i shouldn't even have custody. this is after she got gaurdinship but gave her back 3 months later however wouldnt file for termanation of gaurdianship. sorry off topic. i wanted to mention how she played into the whole thing saying things ro make me more suspicious of the hacking even getting my mail after my dad had texted me and said he was sending 500$ in the mail in cash she took the card opened it with a razor slipped the money out and then handed me the card looking unopened till i iopened it then said thats strange your father probably never even sent the money he's too cheep! yeah we dnt speak anymore but imagine knowing this is the person who has hacked into my devices ? shegets away with so much evil. hated life for awhile there . still this can be very much all consuming if i let myself go there which i don't or i would've gone mad by now and deservingly earned my bed at the hospital. sorry aboutt the spelling im not used to this device.


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