Are you constantly receiving calendar notifications on your iPhone?
If you are, you’ve most likely subscribed to a calendar by accident.
Some spammy websites contain a pop-up that prompts you to add a calendar subscription to your iPhone.
This is a common virus that breaches the Calendar app on your iPhone.
You can either tap on “Ok” to subscribe to the calendar or “Cancel” to cancel it.
You need to tap on “Cancel” to cancel the subscription.
If you’ve tapped on “Ok” by accident, you’ll get the Calendar virus on your iPhone.
The Calendar virus will fill your Calendar up with critical threats.
You’ll constantly get event notifications that link to other spammy websites.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to remove the calendar virus on your iPhone, is calendar spam dangerous, and more.
How to remove Calendar virus on iPhone
To remove the Calendar virus on your iPhone, open the Calendar app and navigate to your subscribed calendars.
Then, tap on the information icon on the subscribed calendar and delete it by tapping on “Delete Calendar”.
Once you’ve deleted your subscribed calendars, the virus will be removed from your iPhone.
Alternatively, you can remove your calendar subscriptions from your iPhone settings.
To do so, navigate to Settings > Calendar > Accounts > Subscribed Calendars > Delete Account.
By doing so, the calendar virus will be deleted from your iPhone.
Here’s how to remove the Calendar virus on iPhone:
- Open the Calendar app
- Tap on “Calendars”
- Tap on the information icon under “Subscribed”
- Scroll down & tap on “Delete Calendar”
- Confirm delete
1. Open the Calendar app
The first step is to open the Calendar app on your iPhone.
To do so, navigate to the Calendar app and tap on it.
Alternatively, you can search for the Calendar app.
To do so, swipe down from the middle of your screen and search for “Calendar”.
Then, tap on “Calendar” to open the Calendar app.
2. Tap on “Calendars”
Once you’ve opened the Calendar app, you’ll land on the calendar.
On the calendar, you’ll see 3 options on the bottom navigation bar.
This includes “Today”, “Calendars”, and “Inbox”.
Tap on “Calendars” to open your calendars.
You need to open your calendars to find your subscribed calendars.
Proceed to the next step to learn how to find your subscribed calendars.
3. Tap on the information icon under “Subscribed”
After you’ve tapped on “Calendars”, you’ll land on the Calendars page.
On the “Calendars” page, you’ll see all of your calendars.
This includes your calendars from Outlook, iCloud, Subscriptions, and others.
Scroll down until you reach the “Subscribed” header.
Unde the “Subscribed” header, you’ll see all of your subscribed calendars.
In most cases, the Calendar virus will be located under the “Subscribed” header.
From the screenshot above, the name of the Calendar virus is “Click OK To Continue”.
Tap on the information icon next to the Calendar virus.
Proceed to the next step to learn how to remove the virus from your iPhone.
4. Scroll down & tap on “Delete Calendar”
After you’ve tapped on the information icon next to the Calendar virus, the “Edit Calendar” page will open.
On the “Edit Calendar” page, you’ll be able to change the color of the calendar.
You’ll also be able to delete the calendar.
Since the calendar is a virus, you need to delete it to get rid of it.
Scroll down the page until you see the “Delete Calendar” button.
Tap on “Delete Calendar” to delete the Calendar virus from your iPhone.
5. Confirm delete
After you’ve tapped on “Delete Calendar”, there’ll be a confirmation message.
The confirmation message asks you if you are sure about deleting the calendar.
Tap on “Delete Calendar” to confirm the deletion of the calendar.
After you’ve deleted the calendar under the “Subscribed” header, the Calendar virus will be removed from your iPhone!
What is the Calendar virus?
The Calendar virus is a calendar subscription that contains critical threats and other warnings.
If you happen to get the virus, you’ll constantly get calendar notifications on your device.
Fortunately, the Calendar virus can be easily deleted.
You can delete the virus by opening the Calendar app on your device and deleting your subscribed calendars.
How do I stop spam on my iPhone calendar?
To stop spam on your iPhone calendar, you need to unsubscribe from the calendar that is responsible for it.
To do so, open the Calendar app and tap on “Calendars”.
Under the “Subscribed” header, tap on the information icon, then tap on “Delete Calendar”.
Once you’ve deleted the subscribed calendar, you’ll no longer receive spam notifications.
Is iPhone calendar spam dangerous?
The iPhone calendar spam is typically not dangerous as it will only spam your phone with event notifications.
However, some events contain a link to a website that might steal your data or personal information.
Other events contain a link to a spammy website that informs you that viruses have been detected on your iPhone.
If you tap on “Remove Virus”, you’ll be redirected to a security app on the App Store.
Conclusion
To prevent the Calendar virus from happening again, there are two things that you need to do.
Firstly, avoid clicking on any fraudulent links.
If you click on a fraudulent link, your data might be stolen.
Secondly, always cancel pop-up messages.
If you click on “Ok”, you’ll be subscribed to a calendar containing critical threats and other warnings.
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