I did something stupid, clicked on a spoofed email that lead to a .ru site on my iPhone 8+, latest iOS. It redirected and then prompted me with a message to call a number. I hit cancel and backed out of the email.
So what I did to be cautious was do a factory erase and then restored my phone from iTunes backup that was made prior to my foolishness. All good, but is any potential for infection or malware gone?
I have not been able to find an answer and I've searched quite a bit. Does the erase just delete personal data or does it completely reimage the OS? I'm paranoid that if it only deleted my apps and data that the email application which I suspect is in the OS may have been impaired and remain untouched by the erase. If anyone can explain the technical process that is occuring during the erase, I would appreciate it.
So what I did to be cautious was do a factory erase and then restored my phone from iTunes backup that was made prior to my foolishness. All good, but is any potential for infection or malware gone?
I have not been able to find an answer and I've searched quite a bit. Does the erase just delete personal data or does it completely reimage the OS? I'm paranoid that if it only deleted my apps and data that the email application which I suspect is in the OS may have been impaired and remain untouched by the erase. If anyone can explain the technical process that is occuring during the erase, I would appreciate it.