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Pop up on iPhone claims I have 17 viruses Pop up on iPhone claims I have 17 virus threats [Re-Titled by Moderator] 2325 1 I had something pop up saying I had a critical threat nine viruses in my phone is this real I had something pop up on my phone saying I had critical threat nine viruses what should I do
Level 9. 67,879 points. May 15, 2021 10:08 AM in response to Qween2. It’s a malicious ad designed to scare you into downloading useless software software. Ignore it. Stop going to websites that accept such sketchy ads or install an ad blocker. I received a message saying me iPhone is infected with a virus and may damage the battery.
And most everywhere else, of course. But to be very blunt, one of the better sources of malware right now is Google. Yes, Google. Too much of what is offered in Google search results is malware. Malware intended to look like legitimate apps. The malware websites can rank higher than the real websites, too. Keep your iPhone updated, review and ...
207,968 points. Dec 26, 2018 11:24 AM in response to superfluouschap. You're phone cannot get a virus. And opening a PDF on an iPhone is perfectly safe. If it has a link in it don't click on the link or answer any information that it asks for. That's really the only risk. (4) SiHancox. Level 5.
Level 10. 413,324 points. Posted on Mar 3, 2021 11:27 PM. iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be hacked or infected with Virus / Malware / Spyware if it is updated to the latest iOS/iPadOS unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious software or unauthorized apps directly from the internet and installed on your device or/and have Jail Broken.
No the iPhone does not need virus protection. No you should not believe those scam popups. No don’t bother downloading any of those apps. They’re probably harmless enough but they don’t do anything useful. Yer_Man. Level 10. 162,456 points. Mar 19, 2024 9:19 AM in response to Moonchild2018. No you don't need it.
Close the page/app and ignore it. If you restore a backup, it won't have a virus because the device you backed up never had one to begin with. Besides, even if that were the case, applications are not part of the backup. They are re-downloaded from the App Store as part of the restore process. villani59 wrote:
Modifying your Credentials: Being suspicious that a phishing link, by all means, consider modifying your credentials, starting with a new password. Modify: your login credentials (Using Both a New eMail and a New Password for each and all sites) Associate: a different method of payment to your account.
Dec 6, 2021 7:43 AM in response to itwo01. itwo01 wrote: Of course there are viruses for iPhones. It’s just VERY unlikely to get one, especially trough the visual voicemail feature. But at the end it’s software, and software always has flaws and errors which could be used to do evil things. Which is why I said “for all practical purposes”.
In my Safari web browser i get a pop-up window asking me if I want to download occ. I had this occur several times on different sites. I “x” the window closed. I have no idea what ‘occ’ is and as a precaution will not download anything that I have no clue about. see attached screen shots below. Thanks.