Is it possible for spyware to delete apps from an iPhone XR?

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Is it possible for spyware to delete apps from an iPhone XR?

Hello,

I have an iPhone XR that is update, also I have the Norton App with the VPN that helps detect and safeguard my navigation to fraudulent and malicious websites. One day I want to open a link and Norton says that this page may have potential malware, so I close immediately.

Then one day the camera and mic were open in the background, the green and yellow light turns on. Next I was in YouTube a the "screen time" blocks the app, but I didn't have any restrictions to YouTube in time.

But the more weird was that my bank app was erase from the iPhone, I check in the App Library and in the App Store a there was the app to download again. So in that moment I do a reset to my phone. (my bank account was safe).

What do you think, I saw in other forums that some apps causes glitches in the iPhone that can cause the camera to open, but I didn't see some one telling that an app was deleted from the phone.

Thanks

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Posted on Jul 10, 2024 7:20 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 10, 2024 7:38 PM in response to J_OG593

J_OG593 wrote:

Hello,

I have an iPhone XR that is update, also I have the Norton App with the VPN that helps detect and safeguard my navigation to fraudulent and malicious websites...

see: Public VPN's are anything but private or safe

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/05/why-your-vpn-may-not-be-as-secure-as-it-claims/

https://gist.github.com/joepie91/5a9909939e6ce7d09e29

https://www.eccu.edu/blog/cybersecurity/5-reasons-why-you-should-not-use-free-vpns/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/05/is-your-computer-part-of-the-largest-botnet-ever/

I would not trust Norton either.

ref: Do I need Antivirus protection for my iPh… - Apple Community

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Answer 2

Jul 10, 2024 7:47 PM in response to J_OG593

You’re not appreciably helping your security here. Not past the built-in security.

Too many of these add-ons are noisy, too.

And various of these sorts of add-on security apps have been caught reselling personally-identified metadata.

Add-on “coffee shop” VPNs badly solve a problem that hasn’t existed for a decade or so, but badly solve it in a way that’s perfect for collecting personally-identified metadata, too.

I’d remove the add-on security apps, and use the built-in defenses.

Then see if things are working as expected.

PS: The add-on security cannot scan your iPhone.

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