SECURITY SPECIALCredit:GettyImages/skynesheriOS malware is rare but not unknown. Here’s how to detect – and
get rid of – viruses on your iPhone or iPad. David Price reportsS
ome people think iPhones never get viruses;
in fact they do – but it’s very rare. Rather than
an a virus, it’s more likely that you’re seeing
a misbehaving advert in an app you use regularly,
triggering behaviour that is intended to convince you
that iOS is infected and you need to download an app
to fix it, or redirecting you to a dodgy URL or a page on
the App Store.How to remove a virus
from an iPad or iPhone
SECURITY SPECIAL
Credit:GettyImages/skynesheriOSmalwareisrarebutnotunknown.Here’showtodetect–and
getridof–virusesonyouriPhoneoriPad.DavidPricereportsS
omepeoplethinkiPhonesnevergetviruses;
infacttheydo–butit’sveryrare.Ratherthan
anavirus,it’smorelikelythatyou’reseeing
amisbehavingadvertinanappyouuseregularly,
triggeringbehaviourthatisintendedtoconvinceyou
thatiOSisinfectedandyouneedtodownloadanapp
tofixit,orredirectingyoutoadodgyURLorapageon
theAppStore.