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Did my iphone 5 got virus from this email?

A few days ago I got an email from my friend but turned out it was a spam bc she said she hadnt sent it. I didnt know that and click on the link . After clicking on it, it said: "YOU SEE THIS BECAUSE ONE OF YOUR FRIEND SENT THIS TO YOU" and then directed to another website: efoxnws.com. However, the site didnt load. After a few days, my iphone 5 started to behave weirdly. First the notification center suddenly disappear and I had to restart my phone. Then the message board got laggy, all the text were in wrong position, new textr couldn't be viewed. Then my battery went from 18% to 13% in a blink of an eye. ARE THESE FAULTS CAUSED BY THE EMAIL? DID MY IPHONE GOT VIRUS? WHAT SHOULD I DO HELP


P/s: my iphone has never been jailbroken before


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iPhone 5, iOS 6.0.2

Posted on Jan 9, 2013 7:30 AM

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Posted on Jan 9, 2013 8:31 AM

Your iPhone cannot get a virus from an email by any known method. Most likely the problems you're experiencing with your iPhone are just coincidence. If the problems persist and a restart hasn't cleared them up, try restoring the iPhone:


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414


If you try restoring from a backup and that doesn't fix the problem, try restoring to factory settings and synching back your apps and content. You'll lose the app data and settings, but if the problem is due to a corrupt cache or settings file, that should cure it.


Regards.

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Jan 9, 2013 8:31 AM in response to tuyetngan

Your iPhone cannot get a virus from an email by any known method. Most likely the problems you're experiencing with your iPhone are just coincidence. If the problems persist and a restart hasn't cleared them up, try restoring the iPhone:


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414


If you try restoring from a backup and that doesn't fix the problem, try restoring to factory settings and synching back your apps and content. You'll lose the app data and settings, but if the problem is due to a corrupt cache or settings file, that should cure it.


Regards.

Did my iphone 5 got virus from this email?

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