How can I tell if my iPhone 15 Plus has malware?

has anyone encountered a malware or virus that runs scripts to change your settings and masks with a blurr?



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iPhone 15 Plus, iOS 18

Posted on Apr 20, 2025 8:06 AM

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Posted on Apr 20, 2025 3:31 PM

raiff1982 wrote:

has anyone encountered a malware or virus that runs scripts to change your settings and masks with a blurr?


More mundane causes such as bad hardware are far more common causes of display distortion and missed or extra “ghost” touches. Websites and various tools routinely run Python and other tooling, so finding unintentionally-downloaded Python-related files is not unusual, too. Same for finding references to Python scattered around.


Have you brought the iPhone into Apple for a look at the hardware? A blur is easy issue to demonstrate.

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Apr 20, 2025 3:31 PM in response to raiff1982

raiff1982 wrote:

has anyone encountered a malware or virus that runs scripts to change your settings and masks with a blurr?


More mundane causes such as bad hardware are far more common causes of display distortion and missed or extra “ghost” touches. Websites and various tools routinely run Python and other tooling, so finding unintentionally-downloaded Python-related files is not unusual, too. Same for finding references to Python scattered around.


Have you brought the iPhone into Apple for a look at the hardware? A blur is easy issue to demonstrate.

Apr 20, 2025 3:14 PM in response to raiff1982

There are NO KNOWN viruses for an iPhone, unless it has been jailbroken. And hacking an iPhone is beyond expensive and VERY difficult to do and only those in very high profile jobs (Senators, Congressman, Ambassadors, CEO's of $Multi-Billion corporations would be worthy of an attack.


So, have you jailbroken your phone? How do you even know python scripts have been embedded? What is the source of your belief you're a victim of the things you've claimed?

Apr 21, 2025 10:31 PM in response to raiff1982

"How can I tell if my iPhone 15 Plus has malware?: its as if someone changed all my setting placed an image mask over my main background stuff and tries to copy everything i type and activated accessability options that had python scripts embeded and custom voice controls and keyboard controls i didnt make, ive managed to find a few and resolved them but overall i cant get rid of it"

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Malicious Activities on an iPhone Screen:


A. Provide a Screenshot:

Can you provide a few screenshots of what you are reporting? Go here: Take a screenshot on iPhone - Apple Support. IMPORTANT: Block out any personal information, whatsoever (i.e. names and time) for privacy purposes.


B. Contact Apple Support:

Give Apple Support a call, and perform a screensharing session with them, so they can see this firsthand, from YOUR perspective. Go Here: Contact Apple Support - Apple Support

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