Safari virus scam?

I opened my phone and it went straight to Safari. This popped up and said that I needed to install a trusted browser or my phone will be hacked with the “Trojan” virus




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Posted on Jan 9, 2024 4:48 AM

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Posted on Jan 9, 2024 1:39 PM

Right. Never do that. Conflating the terms "Trojan" and "virus" makes it particularly nonsensical.


Here is a User Tip that describes these scams. They are very common.


Phony "tech support" / "ransomware" popups and web pages - Apple Community


Just close the page and forget about it.

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