iPhone screen said: "SCANNING YOUR PHONE NOW"

Middle of last night - I was up for a few minutes - groggy - read an article - bumped a page - all of a sudden this message: "SCANNING YOUR PHONE NOW" and a line indicating something was loading or scanning with a percentage. I turned off phone and haven't rebooted since. What next? Is there a Safe mode or App to download to make sure some Malware hasn't been downloaded?


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iPhone 15 Pro

Posted on Sep 30, 2023 10:10 AM

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Posted on Jan 17, 2024 11:58 AM

Did you read my first response at all?


It's a scam. Nothing else. Ignore it.


Per the news site, like a lot of web sites, they generate income by allowing ads from third parties. They generally have little control over what ads get displayed. But, you can complain to the news site that the ad vendor is allowing scam ads on their system.

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iPhone screen said: "SCANNING YOUR PHONE NOW"

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