mSpy Lite installed w/out my permission - how do I remove it?

Hello, my soon-to-be ex spouse has installed mSpy Lite on my iPhone.

I've read a little bit about this app, and have this information:

the phone is an iPhone 16 Pro iOS version 18.1.1
I can see the icon for the app in "Apps", but clicking on it produces no activity other than the "spinning wheel"
the phone does not appear to have been jailbroken; there is no Cydia or Sileo app. I believe she would have done it by linking her phone with mine
I would rather not do a factory reset if possible - restoring it would include restoring the app if I'm not mistaken

This is simply the latest step in a personality disorder which has brought us to the point we are at in our life. If anyone could offer tips on how to remove this grotesquely massive privacy intrusion I would welcome your guidance.

Grateful,

osintpoint

Posted on Dec 9, 2024 5:56 AM

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MrHoffman

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Posted on Dec 9, 2024 11:56 AM

If somebody had access to your iPhone to install an app, then you are (were?) either sharing an Apple Account with them, or whoever installed the app had access to your passcode and from there quite possibly also to your Apple Account and other passwords.

I’d review and follow this: If you think your Apple Account has been compromised - Apple Support

And would run Safety Check, would change all of your important passwords including all of your password-reset pathways, two-factor authentication, and would re-register Face ID.

I’d seriously consider re-installing iOS and not restoring a backup, not because iOS itself was breached, but because of what else might have been (re)installed or (re)configured.

What data might have leaked with that app, or was leaked or compromised with whatever else might have happened here? Apps such as mSpy can have poor security.

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