Here’s a screenshot of the malicious pop-up: It’ll be a scammer who’s looking to clean out your bank account and steal your identity. The problem is it won’t be Apple that will be accessing the information on your device. You’ll be asked to call a phone number or visit a malicious website in order to have “Apple” remotely check out your system.
#Apple virus scan scam code#
Well, malicious code has indeed been placed on the device – by the scammer responsible for the security alert! The pop-up will tell you that malicious code has been placed on your device and your personal and financial information are at risk. The scammers do their dirty deeds by placing malware on your Apple device that causes an alert to pop up on the screen. New scams are hatched up every day, and they seem to get more sophisticated all the time.Ī perfect case-in-point is the deceptive “Apple” Tech Support scam that’s making the rounds right now.
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