How do i get rid of a iPhone Virus?

Perhaps in the future, instead of making an assumption that it is a virus, simply describe the problem, when and how it occurs, and what steps you have taken to try to correct it, and the results of those steps.

Emotionalism has no place in a technical assessment.

I don't know where you found a guide to 'build a virus for an iPhone', but if you looked more closely, there was probably a disclaimer that it would only work on jailbroken phones. There are no reported viruses for non-jailbroken iPhones.

SuperNMY wrote:

But no solution on how to get rid of it or how to prevent getting it. Maybe apple should think about a solution here!?

Apple has already provided the solution in a very secure OS. As long as you don't jailbreak it, you won't get a virus and you won't need to get rid of it.

I have a similar situation on my iphone.. A black NYTimes icon appeaed on my screen, and it's like pre-installed. I cannot make it work or delete it. Weird side is, I also have NYTimes application on my newsstand. I uninstalled it, but no help. So, were you able to correct your phone? If yes, can you post how.

Also, to all other ignorant replies, this may not be a virus, but may be too. Anyone who rests in the strong arms of a very secure OS can google "Stuxnet" to have an idea about what's going on..

Thanks,

What troubleshooting steps have you taken? Have you tried resetting your device by pressing and holding the Home button and power button until the silver apple appears? Have you restored the phone?

If you've restored it as new and you're seeing that sort of behavior, it may well be a hardware problem. You should make an appointment at the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store.

You have a warranty. Why not just take it to Apple and get it replaced? I agree with Meg, after all that you've tried, that behavior would indicate something seriously wrong with the device itself. Take it in and have Apple check it out - that's what the warranty is for.

At least, you must have been still under warranty when you first posted back in August since nobody had an iPhone 5 for more then 12 months then. By now, you may have waited too long and squandered your warranty period.

I'm having the same issue. Ive restored to factory settings and my phone is still acting like a schizo. appple needs to drop the we have no virus thing. Sure, and STD's dont exist in beverly hills

There are no iPhone viruses. If there's something wrong with your phone take it to an Apple store for analysis.

evilass69 wrote:

appple needs to drop the we have no virus thing. Sure, and STD's dont exist in beverly hills

It is not Apple saying that - it is all of the various security companies that track virus, trojans and malware who are reporting none in the wild for Apple iOS.

I am having similar behavior with a new iPhone 5s. Suddenly the phone was launching new programs, typing in Safari's URL entry window, changing prefs in the settig window. I'm just sitting there watching this happen. The phone was plugged into AC power. As I forced quit programs, new ones would launch themselves. I tried to shut down the phone, but I couldn't slide the red ribbon sideways to shut the phone down. Eventually I did. When I rebooted, I couldn't enter my PIN because I would press one button, and another one would depress on the screen. Prees 0 and 4 would be entered.

I brought it in to Apple and a genius made me reset to the original OS with no non-start-up apps. I did, and the behavior returned. I brought it back and they thought that the touch screen was defective. They swapped the phone.

I just uploaded all my apps to the new phone, and a day later I'm watching a podcast in Safari and suddenly the podcast stops and I see typing in the Safari URL entry window. I see apps opening and I see random typing in random apps. Again, the phone is plugged into AC power.

This is a second phone. I just deleted non-Apple apps and we'll see what happens. So if no viruses exist, and this is only a oftware bug, one program can open another and start typing.

Has anyone heard of this behavior?

Dont believe everything you are told. You CAN get a virus on a non jailbroken iOS device its already been proven at a Security Symposium, listen here if you need proof

https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity13/technical-sessions/paper/wang _tielei

An app that was a test virus was uploaded and passed to the iOS app store. This explains how it was done.

And it was also caught and deleted almost immediately. So we shouldn't believe everything we are told, but it's OK for you to?

And this has nothing to do with the OP's problem, which is not related to a virus.

Please try going to: Settings>General>Reset>Reset all settings

Please respond after trying this.

good luck