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My safari browser said i have 13 viruses and i am not sure if i got rid of them

i have an iphone 14 and i was on safari and a google warning popped up that said i have 13 viruses on my phone. So, i looked up how to delete them and did the steps: deleting search history, updating to the latest IOS version and the restarting. i was wondering if i got rid of the viruses. And if not how to completely remove them? the

Posted on Nov 18, 2023 1:57 PM

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Posted on Nov 18, 2023 2:03 PM

Your phone never had a virus, so there was nothing to get rid of.


The message that you saw is a well known scam that is trying to trick you into believing that there were problems with your phone and clicking on a link and providing information.


Hopefully, you did not reveal anything about your name, email address, Apple ID, passwords, etc.



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Nov 18, 2023 2:03 PM in response to Allison_hay

Your phone never had a virus, so there was nothing to get rid of.


The message that you saw is a well known scam that is trying to trick you into believing that there were problems with your phone and clicking on a link and providing information.


Hopefully, you did not reveal anything about your name, email address, Apple ID, passwords, etc.



Nov 18, 2023 2:13 PM in response to Allison_hay

When you get a message out of the blue saying that you have a lot of viruses, it is always a scam. How would the sender know?


The risk is in clicking on the message / link, or doing whatever it is the scammer wants you do, like calling a "tech support hotline" so they can "help" you out of the contents of your bank account.


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

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My safari browser said i have 13 viruses and i am not sure if i got rid of them

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