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jasonflying Author

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Virus pop up iPhone

Was browsing the internet & this came up.

iPhone 8 Plus iOS 12.4.1

Is is this real? What should I do?

iPhone 8 Plus

Posted on Sep 3, 2019 2:16 PM

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Posted on Sep 3, 2019 2:19 PM

Such messages are scams. Close the offending page, and avoid sites that are involved in such bogus advertising tactics.

Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

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Sep 3, 2019 2:19 PM in response to jasonflying

Such messages are scams. Close the offending page, and avoid sites that are involved in such bogus advertising tactics.

Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

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jasonflying Author

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Sep 28, 2019 9:50 PM in response to Eric Root

Is this the same thing?

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250680883

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jasonflying Author

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Sep 3, 2019 2:23 PM in response to stedman1

I clicked on the top left x that’s part of the safari application, cleaned history within safari & cleaned website data & history within settings too. Is that good?

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Sep 3, 2019 7:21 PM in response to jasonflying

That should clear what was there from that page, but you need to avoid sites like that.

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Sep 29, 2019 5:57 AM in response to jasonflying

Yes, it is. Still a scam.

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