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Received virus message

out of the blue a msg popped up saying my iPad has a virus and damage. What do I do know?

iPad Air 2, iPadOS 15

Posted on Jan 13, 2022 5:03 PM

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Posted on Jan 13, 2022 5:19 PM

Dismiss it. It's a scam; a message warning of malware will only be legitimate if you manually started a scanner or uploaded a file to a website.


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Received virus message

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