I have received an email from a friend with a link which I clicked. It directed me to the google home page and I am now suspicious that it is a virus or a Trojan horse. I would know what to do on my PC but am new to Ipad. How can I check?

I have received an email from a friend with a link which I clicked. It took me to the google home page. I am now suspicious that my friend's email account has been hijacked and the link contained a virus or a Trojan horse. I would know what to do on my PC but am new to the IPad. Can any form of Trojan horse be planted on IOS 6 or am I worrying unnecessarily? Reassurance would be most welcome as I do use the IPad for checking bank details and web purchases. Thanks for any help.

PC virus won't run on iPad.

Similar Messages

ATTENTION!! RECEIVED FRAUDULENT EMAIL PRETENDING TO BE APPLE!! I received an email informing of a purchase made on my account and telling me to change my password if did not purchase the item, which I had not. I have received valid emails from Apple

ATTENTION!! RECEIVED FRAUDULENT EMAIL PRETENDING TO BE APPLE!! I received an email informing of a purchase made on my account and telling me to change my password if did not purchase the item, which I had not. I have received valid emails from Apple in the past asking letting me know a purchase had been made and asking if I had made the purchase, but the item listed has alway been a purchase that I had made. Since I had received similar emails in the past, I didn't think anything of it. Because I had not purchased the item listed, I immediately clicked on the link in order to change my password, which has been suggested in authentic emails i had received from Apple in the past. The site I was redirected to was exactly the same as the Apple site where you go to change your password. I entered my userID and password and it stated a verification email would be sent, if it was not sent click "resend email." When I did not receive an email, after about 10 seconds I went to the Apple site and followed the SAME EXACT step on pages that were IDENTICAL to the FRAUDULENT website I apparently had just been at. When I clicked "Send verification email," I DID receive an email within seconds, which had a special link that brought me to a page where I could change my password, which I did. I later compared a legitimate email to the FRAUDULENT email and I DID FIND A DIFFERENCE, BUT IT WAS ALMOST UNNOTICEABLE unless you were really, really looking. I doubt it would be noticed by anyone if not comparing it closely to a real email. THE DIFFERENCE WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AUTHENTIC EMAIL, THERE WERE THREE LINKS THAT COULD BE SELECTED - My Apple ID/Support/Privacy Policy. ON THE FRAUDULENT EMAIL THESE LINKS WERE NOT PRESENT!!! Just today I received an email from Apple stating my password had been changed today. I did not change my password today. When I changed after getting the fake email, I did not think about my SECURITY QUESTIONS!!! If you forget your Apple password, you are able to answer the security questions in place of your ID and you get a confirmation email. Even though I changed my password within a one minute when I did not get a confirmation email with a link to change my password right away and I went dierctly to Apple's site, apparently it was enough time to take all the information on my account - INCLUDING MY DEBIT CARD NUMBER, WHICH HAD BEEN REQUIRED WHEN I INITIALLY SET UP THE ACCOUNT!!! Today I received a call from VISA FRAUD PROTECTION asking about strange activity on my account and stating they were concerned and wanted to ensure I had used the account. I HAD NOT, AND ALL THE MONEY IN MY BANK ACCOUNT HAD BEEN STOLEN!!!!! I am writing this in hopes that many people will see it and NOT FALL VICTIM TO THIS SCAM. Please pay close attention to any emails you supposedly receive from Apple - If the links "MY APPLE ID/SUPPORT/PRIVACY POLICY," PLEASE DO NOT ASSUME IT IS AN AUTHENTIC EMAIL FROM APPLE. I suggest you immediately forward the email to apple, which I didn't do because this happened days ago. Nothing was taken from my money that was already on the Apple account, and nothing had been taken from my checking account. I guess I assumed there had been something wrong with the link in the email directing me to where I could change my password, plus I had gone to the valid Apple website and changed my password for real, and I guess I was thinking that changing my password would prevent someone from being able to acces my account info. PLEASE DO NOT FALL VICTIM TO THIS SCAM AS I DID!!!!

No need for alarm. There are several folks a day posting like threads. Most folks know these phishing attempts for what they are and merely delete with prejudice.
To the bottom line... if you wish - and I am sure Apple will take notice - you should FORWARD the email to [email protected] and delete.
CCC

Have received an email from apple to say my ID has been used to download an emoticon package for £15.99 - it was not me. is there a way to find out which device it is? and to get my money back? ta

have received an email from apple to say my ID has been used to download an emoticon package for £15.99 - it was not me. is there a way to find out which device it is? and to get my money back? ta

It is a phishing attempt. Do not respond. Do not divulge any personal or financial information. You can use the address below to forward the suspect email message to Apple.
[email protected]
The link below has information to help identify fraudulent emails.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4933

I have received an email asking me to verify my apple account by clicking on their link . Is this a scam?

i have received an email asking me to verify my apple account by clicking on their link . Is this a scam?

this is the Email
Dear Apple Customer,
To get back into your apple account, you'll need to confirm your account . It's easy: Click the link below to open a secure browser window. Confirm that you're the owner of the account and then follow the instructions. .
Update Now >
Before log in your account will be Confirmed, let us know right away. Reporting it is important because it helps us prevent fraudsters from stealing your information. Yours sincerely, apple http://www.apple.com/fr/support/appleid/.
Copyright 2013 Apple Inc. Please do not reply to this email because we are not monitoring this inbox. To get in touch with us, log in to your account and click "Contact Us" at the bottom of any page. Copyright ?2013 apple. All rights reserved. apple (Europe) S.?.l. et Cie, S.C.A. Soci? en Commandite par Actions Registered office: 22-24 Boulev ard Royal, L-2449 Luxemburg RCS Luxemburg B 118 349 apple Email ID PP315.
http://www.apple.com/fr/legal/http://mynews.apple.com/fr/subscribehttp://www.apple.com/fr/legal/privacyhttps://appleid.apple.com/fr_FR

TS1627 Please Help. I received 4 emails from 1 person with the same message heading. The emails were automatically grouped by Mail. I replied to the latest mail in the conversation. Once sent the other messages in the conversation disappeared. I NEED THEM

Please Help. I received 4 emails from 1 person with the same message heading. The emails were automatically grouped Apple Mail. I replied to the latest mail in the conversation. Once sent the other messages in the conversation disappeared. I NEED THEM BACK! They all had very important attachments. I have tried looking for them in deleted items, even though I didn't throw any of them away, still cant find them. Never had this problem before. I'm pretty sure its a setting somewhere. Also tried expanding all conversations, no luck. Searching for the mails under the sent email address, no luck.
I'm sure they are not deleted but have somehow been hidden by Mail. Very frustrating.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Kash.

I have found found out what has happened. I had requested a statement dating back to April 2012 from a supplier. They replied back with the latest statementof 2013 only but used the same subject heading as the previous monthly statements. Apple Mail automatically grouped these and I thought that they were sent altogether. As soon as I replied to the last email all other the previous emails ungrouped from the conversation leaving me lost as to where they had gone. They were all still sitting in my inbox but no longer part of the trcked conversation. I searched under the subject heading and all individual mails were all still there. (feeling stupid - )

I received an email from an acquaintance with her handwritten personal signature at the bottom. Is thereafter way for me to create and use such signatures at the end of my emails from apple products?

I received an email from an acquaintance with her handwritten personal signature at the bottom. Is thereafter way for me to create and use such signatures at the end of my emails from apple products?

Settings > Mail > Signature

What do I do when I'm half way through a movie on Apple TV. The movie then quits. We go back on to the movie home page and it says you have already rented this movie, please go to settings, then downloads and select downloads but we can't find downloads

What do I do when I'm half way through a movie on Apple TV. The movie then quits. We go back on to the movie home page and it says you have already rented this movie, please go to settings, then downloads and select downloads but we can't find downloads

Try signing in and out of itunes on apple tv, do you have lastet OS?

How do you Customize the weather on the home page and make it default to that setting? I have Customize several times and it keeps changing back to McLean, VA in English

How do you Customize the weather on the home page and make it default to that setting? I have Customize several times and it keeps changing back to McLean, VA in English.
[email protected]

'''''What''''' webpage do you have set as your homepage? <br />
Are you saving cookies for that page?

I think my email was hacked from my iPad how can I check it for viruses

I think my e mail was hacked from my iPad. How can I check the iPad for viruses?

Well there are apps for that, but iPads and others are not suseptable to viruses, if they are its very very very small number. So I would suspect that you are fine, but check the app store for an app that would scan for viruses, i use Virusbarrier to scan downloads i get in emails, or links.

Would like to go back to the basic home page, and get rid of my personas home page

''locking as a duplicate - https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/787809''
I personalized my home page and lost the home icon, and also the back and forward arrows. I would like to go back to the original home page that I use to have when I first started using Firefox

Answer in your post: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/787809

I have an ipod touch, do not know what version it is? it states 5.1.1 (9B206), how can I tell if 4 or 5?

Hi. I got an ipod touch to do a survey and cannot find the box. A friend is interested in it and I don't know what version it is? it has 6.4 GB and I got it last July/August. I have the version from the ipod state 5.1.1 (9B206)
model MC540LL
any clues out there how to tell what I have?
thanks

You have a 4th generation.
Introduced     September 2010 (Black model) October 2011 (White model)
Discontinued     September 2012 (8 GB and 64 GB)
Model Identifier     iPod4,1
Model Number     A1367
EMC     2407
Order Number     MC540LL/A (8 GB Black) MC544LL/A (32 GB Black) MC547LL/A (64 GB Black) MD057LL/A (8 GB White) MD058LL/ (32 GB White) MD059LL/A (64 GB White)

I keep seeing the same ads over and over, even on the Google home page when I open Safari. It's not an inappropriate ad, it looks like it's for website design but I keep seeing it on sites I never see ads on, such as Apple's website. Do I have malware?

I'm just wondering if I have a malware or adware problem. I've ran scans using iAntivirus and Clamxav but they both indicate there's no issues. I'm currently having to start up in safe mode so I won't see the ads. Any ideas?

You installed the "DownLite" trojan, perhaps under a different name. Remove it as follows.
Malware is constantly changing to get around the defenses against it. The instructions in this comment are valid as of the date it was posted, as far as I know.They won't necessarily be valid in the future. Anyone finding this comment after a few days from now should look for more recent discussions or start a new one.
Back up all data.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/Library/Application Support/VSearch
Right-click or control-click the line and select
Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item named "VSearch" selected. Drag the selected item to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator login password.
Repeat with each of these lines:
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.vsearch.agent.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.daemon.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.helper.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/Jack.plist
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/Jack
/System/Library/Frameworks/VSearch.framework
Some of these items may be absent, in which case you'll get a message that the file can't be found. Skip that item and go on to the next one.
Restart and empty the Trash. Don't try to empty the Trash until you have restarted.
From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Extensions
Uninstall any extensions you don't know you need, including any that have the word "Spigot" in the description. If in doubt, uninstall all extensions. Do the equivalent for the Firefox and Chrome browsers, if you use either of those.
This trojan is distributed on illegal websites that traffic in pirated movies. If you, or anyone else who uses the computer, visit such sites and follow prompts to install software, you can expect much worse to happen in the future.
You may be wondering why you didn't get a warning from Gatekeeper about installing software from an unknown developer, as you should have. The reason is that the DownLite developer has a codesigning certificate issued by Apple, which causes Gatekeeper to give the installer a pass. Apple could revoke the certificate, but as of this writing, has not done so, even though it's aware of the problem. It must be said that this failure of oversight is inexcusable and has seriously compromised the value of Gatekeeper and the Developer ID program. You cannot rely on Gatekeeper alone to protect you from harmful software.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.

I have received an email from The iWork Team 15912319 Is this to be trusted

I received this message. Is this to be trusted
Hello there,
We have heard about your issue from the discussion thread below:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5829899?tstart=0
We would like to know if you would be able to provide the following:
1. Which version of Keynote?
2. An example document that illustrates the problem (preferrably the 5.3 version of the document before the import).
3. A system profile.
4. Any console or crash logs.
5. Where is the document being stored while being edited (i.e. local hard disk, iCloud, DropBox, GDrive, network share, etc).
6. Was the document duplicated or stored using a backup program or file synchronization program (e.g. Synchronize Plus)?
Apple System Report
1. Click on the Apple icon on the upper left corner
2. Select 'About This Mac'
3. Click on the 'More Info…' button
4. Click 'System Report' button
5. Select File>Save
6. Send this back to us
Console logs:
1. Launch Console app from your Applications/Utilities folder
2. Click the Clear Display icon on the Tool Bar
3. Launch your app and your steps to reproduce your issue
4. Copy the log on the right pane
5. Email this back to us
Crashlogs:
OSX
Crashlogs:
Location of Crash logs can be found in the following directory for Lion:
Users/Library/Logs/CrashReporter
Here's a shortcut.
1. In Finder, Select the Go>Go to Folder
2. Enter the following:
~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports
3. Look for the specific log for the app that crashed.
4. Copy the log and email it back to us.
iOS
Crashlogs:
1. Sync your device to iTunes
2. The crash logs will be located here:
Mac OS X : ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice/DEVICE
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<USERNAME>\Application Data\Apple computer\Logs\CrashReporter/<DEVICE_NAME>
Windows Vista, 7 & 8: C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\Apple computer\Logs\CrashReporter/MobileDevice/<DEVICE_NAME>
3. Reply to this email and attach the latest few files for <App name>.
Thank you,
The iWork Team
15912319

Yes, Apple need every support we can give them to sort out all the Keynote problems.
Just check that the return email has an Apple.com address.

How do I find the home page to update plugins? Google Update, Google Earth Plugin, Windows Live Photo Gallery. I have been to the Google plugins page and found nothing. Thank you. .

I am using Window 7 and Firefox 5.0.1

Google Update, Google Earth Plugin, Windows Live Photo Gallery Plugin all show up as unkown plugins in the Plugin check. Windows Live Photo Gallery is part of Windows Live Essentials.
I searched the Microsoft Web-site in general and specifically Windows Live Photo Gallery and could any version numbers. My current version of Windows Live Photo Gallery Plugin is shown as 15.4.3508.1109 last updated Novmber 10, 2010. I did an internet search and this appears to be the version number for Window Live Essentials 2011. Filecluster.com lists the latest version of Windows Live Photo Gallery as 15.4.3538.0513 updated on Jul 07, 2011. I can find no versions or dates for the plugin.
Thanks.

Recently my itouch will not fully open articles from the yahoo home page. The article starts to open but as I scroll down the page there are blacked out and whited out sections. Te "reader" option opens the full article.

I can look at the yahoo home page and open the links to articles, but the articles do not fully open unless the reader option is available and I use it. So far this has happened only from yahoo or some links emailed to me. I have done a hard reset but not a restore.

- Double click the home button and close all the apps in the recently used dock. Then power off and then back on the iPod. This frees up memory. The 3G 4G only has 256 MB of memory.
- Next try going to Settings>Safari and Clear Cookies, Data and History
- Have you looked at the previous discussions listed on the right side of this page under the heading "More Like This"?
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

I have received an email from a friend with a link which I clicked. It directed me to the google home page and I am now suspicious that it is a virus or a Trojan horse. I would know what to do on my PC but am new to Ipad. How can I check?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for