Question Iphone: Virus, malware etc. / hacking - Internet sharing / hotspot

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Oblivion77

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Dear all

I have an iphone.
I have a laptop with Windows installed.

My iphone is not jailbroken. It is full updated. I have no suspicious apps installed.

1.
Can my iphone get virus, malware etc.?

2.
Can iphone virus, malware etc. infect a Windows system?
Can Windows virus, malware etc. infect an iphone?

I have used my iphones internet sharing / hotspot, to connect my laptop to the internet.

3.
Can my iphone spread virus, malware etc. to my laptop, if the lapotop use the iphones internet sharing / hotspot?

4.
If my iphone is hacked, can the hacker then get access to my laptop, if the laptop is connected to the iphones internet sharing / hotspot?

5.
Iphone internet sharing / hot spot, is that like a network, where all units connected can see and “interact” with eachother?

Thank you
Best regards
 
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Start by answering your own questions. What do you think the answers are?

And why or why not?

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Consider that all five questions could be a yes.

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