Should virus/malware protection be added to iPhone?

Should antivirus/malware protection app be added to my iPhone?

iPhone XS

Posted on Aug 31, 2019 2:16 PM

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Posted on Aug 31, 2019 3:09 PM

Thank you Kurt for addressing my concern, it was due to a sudden/seemingly suspicious pop up message I received on my iPhone from Google stating my phone was infected with 28-30 viruses and directing me to take preventive measures by tapping on a link to get to a website to address the problem. Of course I found this suspicious since to my knowledge apple products (iOS) have their own built in security/protection. Since I’m new to iPhone I thought I’d run this by the Apple products user community for advice.


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Aug 31, 2019 3:09 PM in response to Kurt Lang

Thank you Kurt for addressing my concern, it was due to a sudden/seemingly suspicious pop up message I received on my iPhone from Google stating my phone was infected with 28-30 viruses and directing me to take preventive measures by tapping on a link to get to a website to address the problem. Of course I found this suspicious since to my knowledge apple products (iOS) have their own built in security/protection. Since I’m new to iPhone I thought I’d run this by the Apple products user community for advice.


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Aug 31, 2019 5:02 PM in response to JAB_ip4me

That is a very common scam that you will see on any device and under any OS. There is no software in the world that can see what's on a remote computer through a web browser. Simply close any such web page or popup. Similarly, delete any message or email making any such claim.

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