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Q: How can I get rid of a Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com pop up window on my iPad? It wants me to answer ok but I'm afraid it is a virus.

How can I get rid of a Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com pop up window in Safari on my iPad?

It wants me to click on OK but I'm afraid it is a virus or something.

It reads:

Your iPad has chosen as today's lucky winner.

You have won a brand new iPhone 6.

Act quickly, and confirm you are the owner of this iPad.

Then there is only an OK button for me to push.

 

Everything else on the screen is gray. I can't access anything else on Safari.

I tried pressing the home button and sleep button at the same time to do a reset but this did not take care of the problem.

Please help.

Thanks!

iPad, iOS 7.1.2

Posted on Nov 3, 2014 4:37 PM

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  • by totedmund,

    totedmund totedmund Apr 26, 2016 12:10 AM in response to dursp
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    Apr 26, 2016 12:10 AM in response to dursp

    What if i filled up the questions from the free iphone 6s pop up message? What to do???

  • by ShagCA,

    ShagCA ShagCA Apr 26, 2016 11:49 AM in response to totedmund
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    Apr 26, 2016 11:49 AM in response to totedmund

    That depends. What information did you give them?

  • by Nina R,

    Nina R Nina R May 29, 2016 10:45 PM in response to srcdan
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    May 29, 2016 10:45 PM in response to srcdan

    Had this issue with Google Chrome on iPad and was stumped. Airplane mode is not something I tend to think of. Thanks for the great simple solution.

  • by TILLY345,

    TILLY345 TILLY345 Jun 6, 2016 4:18 AM in response to dursp
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    Jun 6, 2016 4:18 AM in response to dursp

    Hi I have tried this several times. the thing is i use google and its on that page any suggestions please

  • by TILLY345,

    TILLY345 TILLY345 Jun 6, 2016 4:21 AM in response to TILLY345
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    Jun 6, 2016 4:21 AM in response to TILLY345

    Thank you I have just rebooted by pressing off button and the button at the bottom of the phone this has solved the problem. thank you all for your help

  • by rachakkk,

    rachakkk rachakkk Jun 24, 2016 6:07 AM in response to dursp
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    Jun 24, 2016 6:07 AM in response to dursp

    HI clicked okay on the Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com  and now everytime i open a site it automatically convert to that pop up add , what do i do?

  • by ShagCA,

    ShagCA ShagCA Jun 24, 2016 8:37 AM in response to rachakkk
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    iPad
    Jun 24, 2016 8:37 AM in response to rachakkk

    There is a solution on the first page. Did you read that and Clear History and Website Data?

  • by scenographer1,

    scenographer1 scenographer1 Sep 5, 2016 3:41 PM in response to dursp
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    Sep 5, 2016 3:41 PM in response to dursp

    I Know this is some time after the original post but … to others looking to solve the problem here's the beSt way:

    1) Go to Settings and turn on Airplane Mode. ( turning off wi fi could still leave your cellphone data access open).

    2) Return to Safari and click OK. Ignore prompts to turn off Airplane mode. You might see a cached page come up or simply a message that Safari could not connect to the web page. Close that page.

    3) Clear your History and Website Data in Settings > Safari for added security

    4) Return to Settings to turn off Airplane mode and continue.

     

    This script is still out there (September 2016) and shows up on any site that uses ad feeds. It can show up on pretty much anywhere, it has nothing to do with **** sites.

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