Had Malware And Backuped My Phone and Reset it Do I Still Have The Malware

I stupidly went on the dailymotion website trying to watch videos that were deleted from YouTube and got a malware app on my phone, I deleted it and restarted my phone then I signed out of my Apple ID and I reset all my settings (I also cleared website history and data from safari too before deleting the malware app) then I backed up my phone because I watched a tutorial on resetting your iPhone and now I’m unsure if I still have the malware because my last backup was when the malware was there, so am I good or should I delete my backups? To be real with you I don’t remember if I deleted the malware before the backup or after

iPhone XR

Posted on Apr 7, 2024 4:53 PM

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Posted on Apr 7, 2024 5:04 PM

You do not have Malware on your phone. There is nothing that can be downloaded from the internet that will install on your phone. You may have seen a pop up that claimed you had Malware, but this is just an advertisement trying to scare you into using a service that claims it will protect your device.


Your phone is fine and there is nothing to worry about.

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Apr 7, 2024 5:04 PM in response to madisyn73

You do not have Malware on your phone. There is nothing that can be downloaded from the internet that will install on your phone. You may have seen a pop up that claimed you had Malware, but this is just an advertisement trying to scare you into using a service that claims it will protect your device.


Your phone is fine and there is nothing to worry about.

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