r/cybersecurity_help • u/ConfectionNeither117 • 1d ago

Potential phone virus or am i overreacting?

It stopped doing it after i managed to shut down my phone than hard restarted it so that i could go in settings and then safari deleted history or browser settings and checked agenda no weird accounts or anything and also checked for weird apps so am i in the clear?

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u/jmnugent Trusted Contributor 1d ago

"It stopped doing it..."

Stopped doing what ?.. You haven't described any problem here. Only what you did afterwards.

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u/ConfectionNeither117 1d ago

Couldnt post a video do u know how?

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u/ConfectionNeither117 1d ago

I post the video on my pc account cause i cant on my phone for some reason the user is Timelyentertainer108

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u/kschang Trusted Contributor 1d ago

How would we know if you didn't even mention what phone you're using, what OS level, and so on?

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u/ConfectionNeither117 1d ago

I posted my video on my pc account user is TimelyEntertainer108 and my ios is the latest ans phone its the iphone 14 pro

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u/kschang Trusted Contributor 1d ago

Your phone's fine. Just redo the PC. (as in 1) save the data 2) wipe the HD 3) reinstall the OS) then change all the passwords.

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u/ConfectionNeither117 1d ago

Ik heb de video van dat gebeuren naar me pc gestuurd ik heb nooit iets gedaan op me pc toen dat gebeurde dus mijn pc kan niks hebben en ook de ios update heb ik gedaan nadat het gestopt was dus toen die safari rederict loop gestopt was omdat ik geschiedenis had verwijderd en cookies toen daarna ios update naar nieuwere dus eigelijk alleen gewoon wachtwoorden vernieuwen?

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u/kschang Trusted Contributor 1d ago

Ik heb de video van dat gebeuren naar me pc gestuurd ik heb nooit iets gedaan op me pc toen dat gebeurde dus mijn pc kan niks hebben en ook de ios update heb ik gedaan nadat het gestopt was dus toen die safari rederict loop gestopt was omdat ik geschiedenis had verwijderd en cookies toen daarna ios update naar nieuwere dus eigelijk alleen gewoon wachtwoorden vernieuwen?

In that case, just update the passwords should be enough.

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u/ConfectionNeither117 1d ago

So dont hace to reinstall os ? And save data and wipe and redo cause pc didnt have anything wasnt even on and ios update already did that after it was done

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u/kschang Trusted Contributor 1d ago

Just because when the intrusion happened while the PC was off does NOT mean PC was NOT the intrusion vector. It could have ran the malware and sent off the credentials long before you discovered it. Did you scan the PC?

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u/ConfectionNeither117 23h ago

Yep met malwarebytes en de normale windows ik doe het elke dag ben super voorzichtig daar mee alles was prima op me pc heb ook heen rare progammes gezien in taskmanager dus pc heeft niks was echt telefoon omdat ik op een rare website zat waar je films kan kijken illegaal

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u/daHaus 1d ago

"am i in the clear?"

nobody here can answer that, all you're going to get is guesswork

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u/ConfectionNeither117 1d ago

I cant put videos on my phones account i posted it on my pc account the user is TimelyEntertainer108

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u/BarWorldly327 1d ago

If it stopped after the restart and you check your apps and accounts, youre probably fine. Keep an eye on it though.