Suspicious virus warning on iPhone

These kinds of scams may try to trick you into contacting "tech support" (actually: criminals) for "help" (in ripping you off), or into installing a useless app to "fix" a non-existent problem. I would not trust the recommended app as far as I could throw it.

U.S. Federal Trade Commission – How To Spot, Avoid, and Report Tech Support Scams

Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

The message is not from Apple.

This is a scam that is trying to trick you into providing your personal information. Ignore and delete the message. Do the same with other messages like this that you will receive.

are you sure

I am positive. 17 years experience on these support forums and you learn a thing or two.

Please read Mr Hoffman's reply. If you need more info, post back.

Websites can’t scan your device.

Malware scans are deeply intrusive. Deeply. They require complete access. Websites don’t have that access.

If websites could scan your device, they’d just steal everything directly, and not bother with the VIRUS HACKER VIRUS HACKER NOW NOW NOW schtick. That’s all designed to get you to panic into doing something profitable for the advertisers.

But advertisers can lie. And here, the advertiser is lying.

Here? Wait for the advertiser to report a billion trillion viruses, and 2784% infected before you buy the completely unnecessary app you don’t need and that badly solves a problem you don’t have, and that hasn’t existed for a decade, but badly solves it in a way perfect for metadata collection. Or, well, you can ignore the advertisement and enjoy the rest of your day.

PS: App store apps cannot scan the contents of an iPhone. So that’s another lie, too.

Here are some of the other common scams:

• Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

Yes, the website is not Apple, the message is not Apple, no antivirus is needed nor would it affect "corruption."