How do I scan an iPad for viruses or secu… - Apple Community
Jun 9, 2025 · Many are simply a vector to install software that will actually try to cause harm or steal your data, or perpetuate a malware scam. Providing that your iPad has been kept up-to-date with …
How can I scan my laptop for a virus? - Apple Community
Jun 26, 2023 · I think my laptop has a virus. I keep getting a pop-up message asking if I want to shut down my computer. I exit out of the message but it pops up again at random times. How can I scan …
How can I do a virus scan on my iPhone? - Apple Community
Apr 3, 2023 · It is not possible to scan for viruses in iOS, as there is no virus scanner available, either built into iOS or as a 3rd party app in the App Store. iOS cannot get viruses. Every app you have on …
How to check Mac for malware/virus, etc - Apple Community
Jul 5, 2020 · A minor note to Ronasara's response. A virus is malware. Malware is a generic term and is short for malicious software. It refers to anything you don't want on your computer. All of these are …
Are there Apple recommended malware scan … - Apple Community
May 12, 2024 · The built-in anti-malware (XProtect, XProtect Remediator, Gatekeeper, the App Store, system integrity protection and the signed system volume, etc) works as well or better than the add …
Help in understanding if my Mac has a vir… - Apple Community
Oct 28, 2023 · There are no Mac viruses in the wild and if you have malware, what you need to do is scan for it specifically Download and install MalwareBytes (the free version is all that's needed) then …
Scanning an external hard drive for virus… - Apple Community
Dec 13, 2024 · Scanning an external hard drive for viruses/malware on a new Mac mini I recently purchased a Mac mini. I have some files from an external hard drive that I'd like to download onto my …
How to scan my Mac for Malware - Apple Community
May 21, 2025 · On the local Mac, malware scans won’t detect compromised credentials* or enabling remote access or various sorts of backdoors, because that is something that the user specifically …
how to scan iPhone for virus - Apple Community
Jun 24, 2025 · Due to the system architecture of iOS/iPadOS, unless jailbroken, your iPad is not susceptible to traditional malware infection per-se. However, as with all computer systems, there are …
How can I scan for malware on an iPhone? - Apple Community
Feb 6, 2025 · Apple's built-in defences prevent malware from affecting the unit and any scanners from checking files other than their own documents. If you upload a file and get told it has malware, delete …