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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 May 29, 2023 10:21 AM

I am experiencing remote monitoring. More than that, I have used HO Smart Friend and they DID access my cell phone and view my computer screen THROUGH my phone to see what I was speaking about. That was the first time. So yes, remote accessing an iPhone 14 Plus IS POSSIBLE. I have reset my computer 6 times, it is currently out of my house, I have changed modems, I have reset two iPhones twice after I refused to pay ransom to keep access to contacts and family pictures. I was locked out and changed one phone number, and STILL they did it AGAIN on the changed phone number. I have reported to local county sheriff’s dept 3x, and since they won’t do anything have been instructed to contact a government agency whom I received the information about from a physical and VERY reliable source. They have access to things and I have changed my iCloud accounts more than once! So yes, they can remotely access and CONTROL mic and phone and camera and much more. They do it to me. I’m contacting Apple in a moment and doing EVEN more. Been happening since at least early March, probably longer. Any any weird thing that comes up, verify, question, do it, do not hesitate. I’m sorry to bust your bubble but HO DID remote access one phone and SINCE then I did reset and change my iCloud addresses as well as having gone thru about 20+ email addresses. I’m a no one, an everyday person, no government official etc, yet still organized and sophisticated attacks on ME only. Why?

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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.

Oct 23, 2023 2:19 PM in response to quest2346

quest2346 wrote:
hooked into my Mac


Key event here. It needs to be connected to a computer for something like that to happen.


Yes, you can mess up your iPhone, but most normal users are not doing any of this. And remote access to an iPhone to install software is not yet known to be possible.


The fact it needs to be connected to a computer set to some developer mode and then some terminal command needs ot be issues, precludes this happening in the wild, much less remotely.


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

Feb 22, 2024 2:05 PM in response to Disneyfan24

Disneyfan24 wrote:

There isn’t a way to specifically check for spyware on an iPhone.

Answer these three questions:


  1. Have you jailbroken your iPhone?
  2. Has anyone had unsupervised access to your unlocked iPhone for more than a couple of minutes?
  3. Are you a high-profile journalist, activist, or politician whose data would be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to acquire?


If the answer to each of those questions is "No", you don't have spyware.

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.

Nov 16, 2023 6:11 AM in response to Tmac5200

Tmac5200, you can download Malwarebytes onto your iPhone for normal scanning for viruses or malware. But spyware/malware is developing rapidly and may not be detected by Malwarebytes. If you suspect that you have downloaded malware based on the functioning of your iPhone, I would search for any local cybersecurity experts in your area to examine your phone manually. Apple Support techs are often not aware of how to identify and repair cybersecurity issues.

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.


Apr 28, 2024 3:31 AM in response to XxRemotelyxMonitoredxX

This exactly the same as what I’m going through; no matter what I do, they thwart me !! They can halt my phone and WiFi & cellular data !!!see every key stroke and access bank accounts. They know when I leave my home and come in to steal stuff.

Git a new iPhone and it was not set up. When I went to set it up, someone had locked it with a passcode; I didn’t do that. They’re ruining my life !!

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