My router has identified one of my iphones as being infected with malware, i tend to believe the trend micro report. But i also know how unlikely it is to have malware. The phone is up to date and not jailbroken…. Any ideas?
iPhone 13
B245-b wrote:
It was saying something to the effect of there is some program reaching out to a malicious web site,
You’ll need to address that with Trend Micro.
In isolation, that “reaching out to a malicious website” is an utterly-noise message. There’s nothing action to be taken. Hopefully, there's more than that in that log.
If iCloud+ Private Relay and ODoH is enabled on your iPhone, the router and its rummaging doesn’t even have the remote site, which would mean the message is very likely a false positive.
Pragmatically, add-on anti-malware can be more of a problem than the value it can supposedly provide, as compared with the built-in anti-malware (and Windows and its built-in Defender anti-virus included), the add-on security apps tend to be unnecessarily noisy, and too much of the add-on “security” tooling is itself becoming difficult to distinguish from actual malware, albeit with a EULA and lawyers and more robust metadata collection servers.
B245-b wrote:
It was saying something to the effect of there is some program reaching out to a malicious web site,
You’ll need to address that with Trend Micro.
In isolation, that “reaching out to a malicious website” is an utterly-noise message. There’s nothing action to be taken. Hopefully, there's more than that in that log.
If iCloud+ Private Relay and ODoH is enabled on your iPhone, the router and its rummaging doesn’t even have the remote site, which would mean the message is very likely a false positive.
Pragmatically, add-on anti-malware can be more of a problem than the value it can supposedly provide, as compared with the built-in anti-malware (and Windows and its built-in Defender anti-virus included), the add-on security apps tend to be unnecessarily noisy, and too much of the add-on “security” tooling is itself becoming difficult to distinguish from actual malware, albeit with a EULA and lawyers and more robust metadata collection servers.
"iPhone 13 malware identified: My router has identified one of my iphones as being infected with malware, i tend to believe the trend micro report. But i also know how unlikely it is to have malware. The phone is up to date and not jailbroken…. Any ideas?"
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That is a scam. Your router is not going to send you a message about that.
Report this Message and Secure your Info:
Being account accessibility is of big concern here, (I.)report this message, and (II.)secure your account.
I. Report this Message:
So, report phone call's and messages info to Apple and others (such as your government). Use my User: Using the Photos App to Report Scams - User Tip
and...
II. Secure your Info:
A. Verify your Devices:
Verify that all devices are logged in to your account, by using this link: Check your Apple ID Device List to See where you're Signed in - Apple Support
then...
B. Modify your Credentials:
Having received this, someone may have your credentials. So, by all means, consider modifying them...
It was probably triggered by an in app ad or pop-up ad from a web site you visited.
You definitely do not have malware on your phone.
For assistance with Trend Micro equipment, please contact Trend Micro.
If you’d like to discuss what is may well be a false positive from add-on anti-malware, what is Trend Micro reporting having found?
It actually wasn’t a call, I was reviewing my router’s security log. I do appreciate the feedback though, too many scans out there to count.
It was saying something to the effect of there is some program reaching out to a malicious web site,
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Thanks, this is kinda where i was heading, but needed some validation.
iPhone 13 malware identified
