Iphone 5s screen recognizes finger on screen?

So my iphone 52 which i bought a few months ago has had a really messed up screen lately, the phone automatically taps on apps and things when i'm not even touching the screen, making it near impossible to work with it.

I think the reason behind this is the text message people have been sending recently that automatically reboots your phone, because my friend sent like 50 of them at the same time, and ever since then my phone has been like this.

Help!

Added (1). I have tried the hard reset methods many times.

That obviously isn't normal, the msg bug shouldn't have anything to do with it, this page explains that http://www.justtext.com/messageboards/20150530151726.html?y615 I've never heard of it doing that, I would restore it to factory but do the things it says there first.

It's nothing to do with any malware or bugs and everything to do with a faulty phone.

Sometimes the screen fails and starts to respond as you have described and it's often connected to water damage. Just having been left in a sweaty pocket on a hot day or in a hot steamy kitchen or bathroom is sufficient to cause it.

Get the source of the fault diagnosed and expect to have to pay for a new screen, although that's not always the cause.

Before you go down that route make sure that you try restoring your iPhone first. As that means wiping it and starting afresh you will want to fully back up your phone on iTunes beforehand.

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