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Someone please help! I have accidentally clicked a link when trying to watch a movie and this keeps popping up on the top of my screen and is also showing everywhere in my calendar app and I don’t know what to do!!

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 3, 2021 1:44 PM

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Posted on Mar 3, 2021 1:50 PM

Hello,


Don't worry, this is not a virus but rather you might have allowed and access for a website to create reminder on your calendar and iPhone would always ask you before it happens, follow this;


Settings > Calendar > Accounts > Choose an event account being fed from website link > Erase account


You can also learn more via how to ''Remove spam from Calendar on your iPhone" https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211076


Have a great day!

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Mar 3, 2021 1:50 PM in response to shirelle32

Hello,


Don't worry, this is not a virus but rather you might have allowed and access for a website to create reminder on your calendar and iPhone would always ask you before it happens, follow this;


Settings > Calendar > Accounts > Choose an event account being fed from website link > Erase account


You can also learn more via how to ''Remove spam from Calendar on your iPhone" https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211076


Have a great day!

Mar 3, 2021 2:05 PM in response to shirelle32

We are very happy to now that it worked. Don't worry just be mindful before visiting potentially unsafe websites.


Some websites might pop up unsafe links and advertisements and some are might ask you to allow an access to calendar but this will never infect your running iOS software.


The best way to prevent these issues will start with Safari.


On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > Safari and turn on Block Pop-ups and Fraudulent Website Warning.


I found this, I hope it's useful for you


About pop-up ads and windows in Safari

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987

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