Safari blocked?

Safari has a message which I cannot remove. The address in the address bar is safebrowse.io. The message on the screen has the head line Hold On!

iPad Air, iOS 12

Posted on Jun 30, 2020 2:01 PM

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Posted on Jul 5, 2020 12:47 PM

Try double clicking the Home button or swipe up from the bottom of the screen and swipe Safari upwards. Go to Settings/Safari and clear History and Website Data. Open Safari and test.


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Jul 5, 2020 12:47 PM in response to NutmegFred

Try double clicking the Home button or swipe up from the bottom of the screen and swipe Safari upwards. Go to Settings/Safari and clear History and Website Data. Open Safari and test.


Safari - Clear the history and cookies on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.    


Safari website data on your iPhone or iPad - How to clear.    

Jul 5, 2020 12:37 PM in response to NutmegFred

Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities NutmegFred,


We see that you're seeing a message when trying to use Safari. We'd be happy to provide you with some information that can help.


We weren't exactly sure which device you were using based on your post, so we are providing information for a Mac. If this is not the device you're using, reach back out.


Looks like you might be dealing with possible adware or malware the articles below can help, as well as using Malwarebytes.


Clear your browsing history in Safari on Mac


About pop-up ads and windows in Safari


Malwarebytes


Let us know how this goes.

Have a great day!

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