Can iPhone be infected with a virus while accessing websites through a third party app?

Hi there all, while accessing a newly found video website via a third party app on my iPhone 5, a window suddenly appears saying "your iPhone has been infected by a virus" and then gave a link to click "to prevent further damage from happening." I chose to ignore the message since it's always been my understanding that iPhones are relatively impervious to viruses, however, since the pop up was now preventing me from doing anything else with the app, I just closed out the application entirely then rebooted the phone (just to be safe) and it's been working fine ever since. I suspect this pop up was a fear based ploy intended to scare me into clicking the link being provided. Am I correct, or is it actually possible for a virus to infect an iPhone just by going to an unscrupulous website without even downloading a file? I haven't opened or done anything with this third party app ever since. btw, my iPhone 5 is running iOS v8.1.2 and I've never had any issues with it in the past. If anybody can answer it would surely be appreciated, many thanks!

Several years ago, my oldest brother was stupid enough to let himself be duped into being a major participant in a personal situation having a direct impact upon me. Prior to the rift that developed which ultimately tore our relationship apart, I suggested we meet for lunch one day as all I was wanting was for him to be honest with me. Feeling guilty and hating all confrontation, he just had to get out of there, and so instead of answering my question he jumped up and shouted "YOU'RE ALWAYS DOING THAT TO ME!!" right in front of everyone at the restaurant. As a tension breaker I shouted right back, "didn't YOU ever learn the word ALWAYS should NEVER be said during an argument?" And so yes, you're right, I should have qualified my question more by saying "relatively impervious" instead. MY BAD!! I still want to say "THANKS" anyway for providing such a quick and accurate answer!

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