X rated picture pops up in some messages sent

I would definatly call apple and have them run a diagostic on your device. There might be some kind of hacker trying to install malware or spyware your your phone. Worse case senerio if this is the case then restoring your device will resolve this issue.

I didnt know that! I called apple and got transfered to a snior advisor at 1 800 my apple over a very similar situation one time and they had me restore my device and it fixed the issue. That is what they told me was happening to my phone! lol 🙂

p.s my phone was jailbroken at the time. dont know if that makes a difference or not!!

This is about 99.99% true. It is extremely rare for malware to affect an iPhone, and usually only if the device is jailbroken.

Is it an issue to worry about? No. You're more likely to win the lottery or get hit by lightning. But can it happen?

Yes.

That's what I said. Ony jailbroken iPhones, at this time (that I am aware of), have shown malware, and then only rarely.

However, the only reason that non-jailbroken iPhones have yet to show signs of malware is because Apple only allows certain apps in the App Store, after extensive analysis. It doesn't mean that malware cannot get onto your iPhone; it simply means that Apple has been successful, so far, in preventing it via authorized downloads.

Is that system infallible? Of course not. But to say that malware cannot run on an iPhone is incorrect. Just like any OS, iOS could be affected. There's nothing magical about Apple products that inherently protects them from malware. It's just that getting past the Apple security & standards is so difficult, than hackers don't usually bother. Especially since it's cheaper & easier to construct malware for Androids, for example.

Your .01 percent then is a reference to jailbroken phones. That covers that part?

No, it isn't just the scrutiny of apps that prevents malware/spyware/viruses, security is designed into iOS itself including the fact that all apps are sandboxed and there is no accessible file management. These two facts are more important than the screening of the apps in the App Store.

I'm aware of what sandboxing is. But I do appreciate your input. However, sandboxing is not a guarantee. It's simply extremely reliable, and an additional layer of security.

And I believe I already addressed the fact that Apple has control over which apps are available via authorized download. But that system is not 100% guaranteed. However, I do trust it to do it's job properly.

Sandboxing is not a guarantee. Feel free to Google cases in which sandboxing did not prevent malware.

I'm not trying to start an argument; just trying to clarify that the system, while exceptional, is not a 100% guarantee.

Google sandboxing and file management within the iOS system and I will find out it has issues and malware? Because it is the entire system, not just one part, that provides the security. So I still don't see your .01% or should it be 95% safe? 97% or is 99.99% just something you made up?

The '99.99%' was an estimate, meant to illustrate that the occurance/possibility is extremely low.

I don't expect that I will ever see malware on an un-jailbroken iOS device, at least not in any notable quantity. That is a separate statement from saying it cannot happen.

Can it happen? Yes.

Will it ever happen? I highly doubt it.

Does that clarify, for you, my position & opinion on the matter?

And if he has jailbroken his iPhone (there is nothing from his to indicate this) then it might be helpful if he puts it into DFU mode first then restores it as a new iPhone.

As I thought you did edit on your p.s.

My thought is there might be an issue with his e-mail account, not the iPhone itself.

My question is whether or not he sees this image in the 'sent' email, either on his phone or on his computer. I wouldn't exclude the possibility that his friend is pranking him by editing the message and sending it back to him.

IF you have jailbroken you iPhone and you think there is malware on it be sure to place your iPhone in DFU mode first (Google it) then Restore you iPhone in iTunes as a new device.

What mail service are you using? Are you sure the picture showed up in your sent mail folder?