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Can iPhone Give Viruses to Your Windows PC Computer?

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Posted on May 15, 2017 2:31 AM

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May 15, 2017 11:18 AM in response to Nattawats

Nothing like that has been reported at this time.

a non jailbroken iOS device can only run Apps that are from identified developers who sell at the Apple Store. While this is not a guarantee of their stability it does weed out potentially devious developers from trying to pass off malicious apps as something else. however if you have jailbroken the device all bets are off.

May 15, 2017 11:50 AM in response to Nattawats

Yes and no. An iPhone cannot give a virus to Windows directly, but if you receive a text or email that contains a malware attachment and you forward it to the mail app on your Windows computer, and then open the malware attachment, it can infect your computer, the same way that the message could have infected your computer if it received it directly.

May 15, 2017 12:17 PM in response to Nattawats

Your question is too vague to give an accurate answer.


If someone connected a random iPhone to your PC could it cause damage - yes. iOS devices can be turned into malicious hardware with the right knowledge & tools.


If you are talking about a device you own & control then it is unlikely but still not impossible for iOS to pass malicious files to a PC.


There are many ways to compromise PC's (or Macs for that matter). iOS devices are not immune to passing around files with malicious content. There are even attacks that work without transferring files, look up badUSB for an idea.


Be specific if you want help that is not vague.

Can iPhone Give Viruses to Your Windows PC Computer?

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