Iphone infected by virus pop-up message

I was using Facebook and when I accidentally clicked on an advertisement, I received a pop-up message (pretty much crafted as « apple-looking ») that my phone was infected. I clicked the message away by clicking on OK and obviously did not download anything. Have anyone seen similar messages? I don’t think my iphone can get infected like that, but I was still not fully sure.

iPhone 11, iOS 18

Posted on Nov 5, 2024 10:15 PM

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Posted on Nov 5, 2024 10:21 PM

It's a scam. A message warning of malware will only be legitimate if you manually started a scanner or uploaded a file to a website.


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