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Tim1954

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This post is on android central, can you wise iPhone experts help...
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/783893-how-tell-if-legimate-message-iphone-infected-virus.html#post5734442
 

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You can't have an antivirus on iPhone. Every app is sandboxed/siloed. That also blocks viruses. In other words, since an antivirus can't run on iOS, anything claiming to have found a virus is lying.

- Keep your phone up to date.
- Do not jail break it.
- Use an add blocker to protect from malicious ads.

Firefox Focus (ad blocker for Safari and a private browser)
https://appsto.re/us/zUf7-.i
https://support.mozilla.org/t5/Fire...OS/ta-p/28527#w_use-firefox-focus-with-safari

Want to go a step further? Use a VPN with ad blocking. (Turn it off to use Netflix or Amazon Prime.)

Opera Free VPN - Unlimited Ad-Blocking VPN on the App Store
https://appsto.re/us/TOWAab.i

Why does an ad blocker keep you safer? Ads can be malicious (malvertizing). Safari for iOS is harder to infect, but no security or software is perfect. This ads a layer of protection.
https://arstechnica.com/security/20...ereport-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-malware/
 

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