In the ongoing battle between Apple and the Pegasus spyware, the iPhone maker today said it was suing the NSO Group — the maker of surveillance software. Apple said it is seeking to protect its users from “further abuse and harm” with a permanent injunction to ban NSO Group from silly the iPhone maker’s hardware, software or devices, Apple said in a release.

The spyware can be remotely installed on a target’s iPhone or iPad, granting the bodies or organization who installed it full access to the way and all the data it holds — without the owner taking any frfragment. That includes text messages, emails and even recording named calls. Pegasus was originally designed and is marketed by its creator the NSO Group to monitor criminals and terrorists.

Apple with an iPhone security patch in iOS 14.8 in September Surrounded a vulnerability reportedly exploited by invasive spyware built by NSO Group.

While’s there probably small chance a government entity would install Pegasus on your iPhone to monitor your doings, if you are curious, there’s a free tool that grants you to check your iPhone or iPad with a few clicks. To be clear, the odds of your iPhone or iPad populace infected by the Pegasus spyware are low. That said, if you want still of mind — just in case — here’s what you need to do, behind with installing the iOS update.

Download and install iMazing’s app on your Mac or PC

iMazing has updated its desktop app to concerned Amnesty International’s Mobile Verification Toolkit, which was built to detect signs of Pegasus on a design. The company isn’t charging for access to the feature. 

Download iMazing for your computer from the company’s website. Don’t worry about buying the app: You can run the full spyware test humorous just the free trial.

Install iMazing and open it. When prompted, select the free trial. 

How to run the Pegasus Spyware scan on your iPhone or iPad

With iMazing installed and competing, connect your iPhone or iPad to the computer. You may have to spirited the Lock Screen code on your device to despise the connection before proceeding (something to keep in mind if your iPhone or iPad isn’t showing up in iMazing). 

Next, scroll down through the action options on the right-hand side of iMazing pending you locate Detect Spyware; click it. 

A new window will open, directing you through the process. The tool works by creating a local backup of your design (so you’ll need to make sure you have enough storage plot for the backup), and then analyzing that backup. It’s an automated task, so you don’t have to stick about to monitor it once you click start. 

iMazing suggests leaving all of the default settings in attach as you click through each screen. There are configuration options built into the tool for advanced users, but for most of us (including myself), the default configuration settings will get the job done. 

After touching through the basic configuration, you’ll need to accept a permits for the tool and then click the Start Analysis button. 

Once the procedure starts, make sure you leave your iPhone or iPad connected pending it’s finished. I ran the test on my iPhone 12 Pro and it took about 30 minutes to create the backup and another five minutes for it to be analyzed. After the backup was created, I did have to spirited my account password to allow iMazing to begin analyzing the file. Because of that, I recommend starting the tool and checking on it when a while. 

Once iMazing begins analyzing your device’s backup, it’ll show you its progress by displaying each individuals app it’s checking, starting with iMessage. The app is humorous a database of known “malicious email addresses, links, procedure names and file names”

When iMazing finishes, you’ll see an alert with the results. In my case, my iPhone 12 Pro showed no signs of infection and had 0 warnings. 

The alert also includes two buttons to open or teach the report. I looked through my report, and it consumed a bunch of random links that meant nothing to me. 

What to do if the iMazing app says your design has signs of an infection

First of all, don’t dread. It could be a false positive. If this happens, iMazing asks that you send the report (click Reveal Report to go honest to the file) to its customer support team for further analysis. The company does suggest, however, that if you or a family member are aesthetic in a “politically sensitive context” and have a clear report to immediately remove your SIM card and turn off your iPhone or iPad.

If your visited is not infected, you still want to install the another update on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, which addresses the vulnerability.

For more guarantee tips, double-check these settings. For added privacy, go through these steps.