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Help! Would restoring an iPhone remove a virus?

anon(631531)

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I've never heard of an iPhone getting a virus, however, restoring as new should do the trick. Remember, if there is a virus, it may be in your back-up, so check everything out and put back your info one item at a time. Good luck.:)
 

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It's highly unlikely you have a virus. It's probably nothing more than a file that's gone wonky. Just restore as new and you'll be good to go.
 

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you are talking about a virus of a spyware. because it can steal your data from the phone. You only need to restore the initial state is.
 

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Would restoring an iPhone remove a virus?

There is no virus. The only way you would get a virus on an iPhone, is if you are jailbroken and have downloaded cracked apps or some other bad tweaks or apps. Are you jailbroken?


Sent from my ancient but trustworthy iPhone 5.
 

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