iPhones like other smartphones are susceptible to spyware. Hackers and other nefarious types exploit legitimate apps to get their code onto your phone. When it is on there you may notice your phone behaves in strange ways, slows down, gives you weird random messages, and quite frankly you’ll end up wanting to throw your phone out of the window.
If you feel you have reached this point, don’t despair. Here you can learn a few best practices to remove and protect your iPhone from spyware.
Spyware is apps that monitor your phone activity and send it off to a third party. Parents often use this kind of software to keep an eye on their children, but sadly, nefarious types use it to do the same. Data is very valuable and can be used to commit fraud and identity theft. This is why it is important you take swift action to prevent and purge spyware.
There are in essence three ways spyware can be put on your device. They are:
It is a good idea to determine how you feel spyware got on your phone so you can avoid allowing it to work its nefarious magic in the future.
Typically, spyware infects the iOS of your phone. One way is to do a factory reset of your phone purging every byte of data. This can cause much sadness especially if you have personal memories that you want to preserve.
Happily, there is a workaround:
This should purge the spyware and your phone should be happily spyware free.
But what if it hasn’t worked?
If the phone is still going wild then the only answer is to wipe the phone completely. You can restore from a backup but this is not advised as you may restore the spyware.
To do a hard wipe:
For more information on spyware visit Apple Support.
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