Is it possible for and iPhone 4 to get a virus?

Is it possible for an iPhone 4 to get a virus? If so how would you remove it ? My mother was told she had a virus on her iPhone 4. In my experiences with the iPhone I have never seen this! She has the 4 with the latest update for them.

How was she told she has a virus? Sometimes bad people send texts or emails to someone saying they have a virus or other problem with their device, hoping the user will fall for the trap and give away personal information or passwords, or will buy some unneeded product. These are called "phishing" messages. That's most likely what happened.
While in theory any computing device could be attacked by a virus, worm or other malware, there are currently no known threats to iPhones.

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Is It Possible For An iPhone To Get A Virus?

I'm just curious about this, i'm sure many people are too. Is it possible? I personally don't think so since Apple has such tight security. Example: Most, if not all apps (i'm not sure on this) can only be downloaded through the App Store, which Apple has to approve of first. You can't just go to a website and download anything on your phone, eliminating virus risk from web browsing. And email is on your phone, so that wouldn't be easy to hack. Not to mention countless firewalls. So is it possible? I've never heard of it. (this being for non-jailbroken devices which (jailbreaking) may not me discussed)

No, iPhones/iPads can't get viruses.

Is it possible for an iphone to get a virus from the computer?

let's say a computer has a virus and you connected your iphone to that computer. is it possible that the virus will transfer/replicate from the computer to the iphone?

You will get a lot of no answers to this.
With that said, I will say no too, but that doesn't mean it isn't possible. As time has taught everyone, no device (computer, phone, etc) is safe. Currently as designed there isn't any way for one to infect the phone from just plugging in the phone by the nature of how it all works, however, that doesn't mean one day somebody can find some flaw and release one. Just currently there is nothing. You are more likely to get something from just browsing the web on the phone or being on somebody's wifi network and them exploiting some other security flaw.
While all known flaws are patched (if you are up to date) that doesn't mean another one won't be found.

Is it possible for an ipad to get a virus, or be hacked?

My email doesn't load anymore unless I reboot my ipad. Also, when I went into some accounts to pay bills, I was getting information that wasn't mine, or not getting "continue" buttons and such. The pages weren't loading correctly. Things worked fine on my husband's ipad. Any advise would be welcome. Maybe have it reset back to factory settings, or wiped? Who do I see for this?

Only if you jailbreak can you get a virus or malware.
iOS: Unable to send or receive email
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3899
Can’t Send Emails on iPad – Troubleshooting Steps
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/ipad-cant-send-emails-troubleshooting-steps/
Setting up and troubleshooting Mail
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/mail/
Server does not allow relaying email error, fix
http://appletoolbox.com/2012/01/server-does-not-allow-relaying-email-error-fix/
Why Does My iPad Say "Cannot Connect to Server"?
http://www.ehow.co.uk/info_8693415_ipad-say-cannot-connect-server.html
iPad Mail
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/mail/
Try this first - Reset the iPad by holding down on the Sleep and Home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons. (This is equivalent to rebooting your computer.)
Or this - Delete the account in Mail and then set it up again. Settings->Mail, Contacts, Calendars -> Accounts Tap on the Account, then on the red button that says Remove Account.
 Cheers, Tom

Is it possible for my iPad to get a virus

I had a pop-up say I had 4 virus' is that possible? Or would it have just been a link to get me somewhere else????

It's a well known scam to get you to download junk software or at worst actual malware.
Ignore it.

Is it possible for the ipad to get a virus/malware?

You don't need antivirus as long as you don't Jailbreak your iPad.
Currently there's no known virus affecting iPad.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3743

Is it possible for your iphone to be hacked so that someone can text message people in your contacts (and send pictures)? If so can you trace the hack

Is it possible for your iphone to be hacked so that someone can text message people in your contacts (and send pictures)? If so can you trace the hack and how can you stop it?

Ugh I am not doing any of those things.
I do have alot of issues with my email getting hacked often, could that have anything to do with it?
I also do not believe my phone is jailbroken but to be honest I am not very smart with this.
Basically text messages (inappropriate) were sent to a person in my contacts...and a text message conversation was had for about 30 that I had no idea was even going on. I noticed it on my ipad later (they are synced and normally recieve all the same messages etc). The conversation then just ended out of no where.
Very odd...and I am nervous that someone has control over my phone.

Is it possible for your iphone to be hacked so that someone can text message people in your contacts (and send pictures)? If so can you trace the hack and how can you stop it?

Is it possible for your iphone to be hacked?so that someone can text message people in your contacts (and send pictures)? If so can you trace the hack and how can you stop it?

As has been said, the iPhone itself can't be hacked this way, as far as anyone currently knows.
Your Apple ID is another story. Any kind of online accounts can be hacked, and Apple IDs are no exception. If someone hacks your Apple ID, they could see all the data in the associated iCloud account, such as contacts, and could send those contacts texts that would appear to come from you. If that were to happen, you should see an alert on your other devices that your Apple ID is being used with Messages on a new device.
If you have not seen that alert, it's unlikely that this problem is occurring due to such a hack. In that case, it would be more likely that either someone has gotten their hands on your phone, or some other Apple device registered to your Apple ID, and has used it to send that message. Or that the person claiming you sent a picture is lying for some reason.
If you believe your Apple ID may have been hacked, you should change your password immediately (at appleid.apple.com). You should also seriously consider enabling two-factor authentication on your Apple ID.

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Is it possible for my iPhone 5s to unblock a number that was blocked? Without me physically unblocking it?

The battery percentage indicator needs to be calibrated. For that, you need to drain down the battery way to 3-4% and charge it back to 100% without any interruptions. Let it get charged for 15 min more even if it's showing that it's fully charged and can be disconnected. No hardware problems as such!

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First of all Tranks for your fast answer. My Provider isn't able to stop this ( DE ). Is there an App which can stop theese ?
I trieb Blackouts, but it doesn't work in the Way i want

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booski62005 wrote:
Is there a way to restore it with backup?
No. You must restore it to factory settings, without restoring the backup. There's no other way to clear your phone.
If this seems unpleasant to you, keep in mind that 1) the prolonged effects of having malware on your phone would be far worse, and 2) you brought this on yourself by engaging in software piracy.

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I don't believe Apple stores in Europe replace iPhone screens. I believe they replace the whole phone.

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Five ways to eject a stuck CD or DVD from the optical drive
Ejecting the stuck disc can usually be done in one of the following ways:
1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
      left mouse button until the disc ejects.
2. Press the Eject button on your keyboard.
3. Click on the Eject button in the menubar.
4. Press COMMAND-E.
5. If none of the above work try this: Open the Terminal application in
      your Utilities folder. At the prompt enter or paste the following:
        /usr/bin/drutil eject
If this fails then try this:
Boot the computer into Single-user Mode. At the prompt enter the same command as used above. To restart the computer enter "reboot" at the prompt without quotes.
If you have a 2010 MBP or later, then you can use Internet Recovery. Start by rebooting the computer. At the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION-R keys until a Globe appears in the upper part of the screen. This process can take upwards of 15 minutes to get connected to the Apple network servers. You should eventually see the utility screen of the Recovery HD. You may now go about the process to install Mountain Lion:
Install Lion/Mountain Lion on a New HDD/SDD
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.
Partition and Format the hard drive:
1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
2. After DU loads select your external hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

Is it possible for an iPhone to become compromised?

I accidently clicked on a sketchy link to a website in a message from a social media app. The link opened up in Safari and was just blank. I just want to know if it would be possible for my phone to be hacked. And if so, what can I do to remove any malware. Thank you.

not unless it's jail broken
the whole app store way iOS handle things mean that you can only! get new software into the device
from app store not from websites not from mails software include malware

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Is it possible that Macbook air can get viruses from downloaded sites.

I'm unclear on what you mean. If you accidentally downloaded something from a bad site, but dragged the file to the trash rather than opening it, then you're fine. If you opened the file first, then that may mean you have a problem, but that will depend on what the file was and where you downloaded it from.

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