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iPhone 12 Malware warning in Safari

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djr7572

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Has anyone seen this? I’m not sure how I ended up being directed/taken to this page in Safari, but I took a picture of it because sometimes it’s hato tell what is a potential clickbait virus trap or a legitimate warning from Apple.

can someone explain this?

actually the closer I look at it this, the more it looks like spam. Aren’t we supposed to be shielded from this stuff, being on an iPhone/iOS ??
 

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My advice to those who find it difficult to recognize genuine communications from Apple is to never click links or open attachments that feel "off" or suspicious in any way. Also remember that Apple never makes telephone calls that are not in response to a direct request from the owner of an Apple product.

Further, Malwarebytes is a good iOS and macOS application to install on iPhones and Macs as a protective measure.
 
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Apple_Robert said:
That is nothing more than a scam pop up.
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That’s what I thought, too. Thanks Robert! A little disappointing to run into this while using an iPhone … what happened to that huge security wall that Apple is always touting? I guess stuff slips through on occasion ….
 
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KaliYoni said:
My advice to those who find it difficult to recognize genuine communications from Apple is to never click links or open attachments that feel "off" or suspicious on any way.

Further, Malwarebytes is a good iOS and macOS application to install on iPhones and Macs as a protective measure.
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I would never click on something like that. Was just a little surprised to even see it, considering I’m in Apple’s ecosystem.

Isn’t one of the advantages to iPhone, that you DON’T need to download something like Malwarebytes? I could see having to do that on Android, but not on Apple.
 
if you guys were to recommend just one app to protect my iPhone/Mac, what would be a good one to go with? I currently don’t have any ad block app or anything like Malwarebytes - never thought it I needed it using Apple products.
 
My wife treads into those waters often and gets a popup that tells her she has some trojan, looks like applecare and we know that is fake. It won't let her do anything so I have to uninstall the browser she is using, restart her phone or ipad or computer, then reload it back and we are good to go. I have bitdefender running on her units as well as mine and just added malware bytes for me to see how that works out. I am bored, but again, You might have to uninstall the app and then reload it after reboot
 
djr7572 said:
Isn’t one is the advantages to iPhone, that you DON’T need to download something like Malwarebytes?
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Unhappily, no, because a lot of scammers, criminals, and attackers use content and code that is dynamically embedded into webpages, often via ad banner networks. Apple for many reasons, including the fact that it has an advertising business, does not harden its OS's against web-based threats much. iOS is more secure with regards to malicious apps, assuming your iPhone is not jailbroken and you only use the App Store to install apps, and to privacy than Android however.
 
KaliYoni said:
Unhappily, no, because a lot of scammers, criminals, and attackers use content and code that is dynamically embedded into webpages. Apple for many reasons, including the fact that it has an advertising business, does not harden its OS's against web-based threats much. iOS is more secure with regards to malicious apps, assuming your iPhone is not jailbroken and you only use the App Store to install apps, and to privacy than Android though.
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great info, thank you 👍🏽
 
For my imac, I am using Bitdefender - the paid version and have it installed on all the computers. They need the protection as they do connect to my network here. I have to be careful. I chose them because they improved their footprint and not a big memory hog, although I wish they had options to scan mail and all that. Seems we see Apple computers in a lot of the shows and movies and one would think developers would be having a focus, but they don't and head to Windows. I have used Norton, Kaspersky, Avast and here I am. I am satisfied so far, but on mine I added malwarebytes. for the phone there are apps in the app store for VPN and can scan the unit. I don't know if they are worth a darn or if any of them are good . I do know I have to be careful of what sites I connect with. On my phone and ipad, they are ones that Ihave connected with for years, the computer a bit different. The wife is a whole different story, she goes everwhere and ends up with me fixing the problem. When I look for an app I read also what people don't like it, what country of origin it comes from, reviews. you have to be selective and careful out there.
 
WeatherWeasel said:
For my imac, I am using Bitdefender - the paid version and have it installed on all the computers. They need the protection as they do connect to my network here. I have to be careful. I chose them because they improved their footprint and not a big memory hog, although I wish they had options to scan mail and all that. Seems we see Apple computers in a lot of the shows and movies and one would think developers would be having a focus, but they don't and head to Windows. I have used Norton, Kaspersky, Avast and here I am. I am satisfied so far, but on mine I added malwarebytes. for the phone there are apps in the app store for VPN and can scan the unit. I don't know if they are worth a darn or if any of them are good . I do know I have to be careful of what sites I connect with. On my phone and ipad, they are ones that Ihave connected with for years, the computer a bit different. The wife is a whole different story, she goes everwhere and ends up with me fixing the problem. When I look for an app I read also what people don't like it, what country of origin it comes from, reviews. you have to be selective and careful out there.
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Thank you!
 
djr7572 said:
Has anyone seen this? I’m not sure how I ended up being directed/taken to this page in Safari, but I took a picture of it because sometimes it’s hato tell what is a potential clickbait virus trap or a legitimate warning from Apple.

can someone explain this?

actually the closer I look at it this, the more it looks like spam. Aren’t we supposed to be shielded from this stuff, being on an iPhone/iOS ??
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Wonder what kind of 'Customer Analysis' they did in choosing the number '13'? Even if the post were 'perfect(!) the '13' would throw me off....😉
'Sensitive data like your Facebook Account'....👌its the small touches that matter.....
 
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djr7572 said:
Has anyone seen this? I’m not sure how I ended up being directed/taken to this page in Safari, but I took a picture of it because sometimes it’s hato tell what is a potential clickbait virus trap or a legitimate warning from Apple.

can someone explain this?

actually the closer I look at it this, the more it looks like spam. Aren’t we supposed to be shielded from this stuff, being on an iPhone/iOS ??
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That is a blatant scam. It's not even secure!
 
djr7572 said:
That’s what I thought, too. Thanks Robert! A little disappointing to run into this while using an iPhone … what happened to that huge security wall that Apple is always touting? I guess stuff slips through on occasion ….
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The security is in the App Store and OS. They have a recent string of 0-day vulnerabilities in their WebKit but buy and large you are unlikely to get malware via the browser. Now phishing and other scams? Those would require apple intercepting every dns request and deciding if it’s safe to serve up. As I understand it, that maybe be possible (in theory) in iOS 15. But with today’s setup you would need to push your traffic through a VPN that offers dns security and/or an ad blocker.
I say this as a professional cyber security incident responder/threat intel analyst
 
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