Unwanted app download after clicking unsafe link on iPhone

I am sure my Iphone has virus as the app was getting downloaded which was not from app store it seems not sure about that, also in settings I had already turned of the auto download option


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Original Title: I have just shifted to iphone, clicked on unsafe link on google and I understood that it has virus, I did factory reset and when i turned My iphone on, it was downloading a app that i was not aware of

Posted on Oct 6, 2025 7:19 PM

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Posted on Oct 6, 2025 7:40 PM

There are NO KNOWN viruses for iPhone, unless you have jailbroken your phone and if you have jailbroken your phone, no one here can help you, nor will Apple a phone which has been jailbroken.


Assuming you haven't jailbroken your phone, if you clicked on a link, which downloaded an actual app to your phone, it would have to be from the App Store, so just delete the app and go on with your day. Make sure you didn't agree to pay for a subscription by downloading the app, so you aren't charged for something you don't want.


To check your subscriptions, follow this link --> See your purchases and subscriptions in the App Store on iPhone - Apple Support



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Oct 6, 2025 7:40 PM in response to musaddique112

There are NO KNOWN viruses for iPhone, unless you have jailbroken your phone and if you have jailbroken your phone, no one here can help you, nor will Apple a phone which has been jailbroken.


Assuming you haven't jailbroken your phone, if you clicked on a link, which downloaded an actual app to your phone, it would have to be from the App Store, so just delete the app and go on with your day. Make sure you didn't agree to pay for a subscription by downloading the app, so you aren't charged for something you don't want.


To check your subscriptions, follow this link --> See your purchases and subscriptions in the App Store on iPhone - Apple Support



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