I was looking at a video about how to know if your iphone has a virus. And at some part they talked about VPN and device managment. I went there on my iPhone and there was “Wifi” and when i clicked it said “not signed”. Is it normal for it to be there or does that mean i have a virus?
iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 16
The simple answer is your phone does not have a virus; an iPhone that is kept up to date with iOS releases is for all practical purposes immune from viruses.
If you found a profile in Settings/General/VPN & Device Management it is there because you put it there. It is not possible to install a profile without the consent of the iPhone user, and it might have been a profile for your Wi-Fi administrator. If you deleted it and everything continued to work you are safe.
But if you are still worried and want to be extra secure restore the phone to factory settings and do not restore a backup; set up the phone as new→Restore your iOS device to factory settings - Apple Support
Yeah now I definitely will avoid them. I never click links i just had been searching for something for quite sometime. I left immidiately but im more worried about the thing i found on VPN&device managment. Can it be a virus? Since it said not signed.
No i have not jailbroken my iphone. I will try to be as clear as possible. I was searching for some bulking tips and someone on reddit had asked the same question. I clicked and on one of the replies someone recommended a site and added the link aswell for it. I clicked it, but it didnt seem that safe and seemed poorly made so i left and deleted safari searches and data on settings. I was still worried so i searched “how to know if your iPhone has a virus” and on this video i clicked they talked about many ways but one way to know was if there was profiles you didnt know about on vpn and device managment. I went there and saw “wifi” which was the name of the profile and it was also not signed. This got me worried if there is a virus on my iphone due to a pop up add i clicked weeks ago or the link i clicked today. I already deleted that profile but im still worried if it was a virus and has stolen information. And no sorry i didn’t screenshot it.
You’re right it might have been me. I talked with apple support and came to the conclusion that the adblocker that i installed might have installed the profile. Either way i already deleted it. Thanks for all of your replies :)
Thanks Killian. Im a bit worried now. Maybe i should just reset my phone? Everything is backed up already.
What about “Wifi” that i found on the vpn and device managment? Thats the only part that worried me.
I removed it the moment i saw it but im still worried because i dont know for how long it has been there.
No never. Clicked a pop ad and now that link about some bulking calculator. Ive also been redirected to other sites when i was reading something. When ive asked here about them i was told im safe.
I was thinking about a factory reset. Am i safe or should i do it?
Is there a chance that profile might have stolen personal information? Thats the part im kind of worried about.
Vpn and device managment
