I get a pop-up window asking "Do you want to download "occ" in my Safari browser

I recently updated to iOS 18.0 a couple days ago. In my Safari web browser i get a pop-up window asking me if I want to download occ. I had this occur several times on different sites. I “x” the window closed. I have no idea what ‘occ’ is and as a precaution will not download anything that I have no clue about. see attached screen shots below.

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iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 18, 2024 9:58 AM

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Posted on Sep 20, 2024 6:00 PM

Try loading an ad blocker, and adjust its settings to both allow you into the intended website, and to block this occ download request.


Looking into this occ topic again, a newspaper website had a discussion (with no more details than anybody else has about this), and that webpage itself amusingly served up the occ download.


I’d expect this is some rubbish being served from an ad network somewhere.


Ad networks are too often flaming security trash-fires, unfortunately.


Try an ad blocker.

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Nov 10, 2024 4:09 PM in response to EbonyB

I don’t know if this solution will help anyone else on the pop-up to Download the Website but if you have your VPN on, turn it off then open Safari. Go to your website that you are trying to open and see if it opens. It should open. You can turn your VPN back on once your website is open. This is what I had to do to get my website to open. It worked for me. I hope this helps.

Oct 5, 2024 6:51 AM in response to all70

all70 wrote:

I called apple support do to kids phone was allegedly red flagged because a casino tried to take 300 from my account,the apple rep told me to go get a card load money and sent me a transaction number and told me to turn on my location,I asked could he see my location and he replied yes your in Canton,He gave the wrong location and I realized I was being scammed.They had my bank card info when they called.

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Oct 5, 2024 6:35 AM in response to Davem1027

I called apple support do to kids phone was allegedly red flagged because a casino tried to take 300 from my account,the apple rep told me to go get a card load money and sent me a transaction number and told me to turn on my location,I asked could he see my location and he replied yes your in Canton,He gave the wrong location and I realized I was being scammed.They had my bank card info when they called.

Sep 27, 2024 6:52 PM in response to mochool

Seems likes it happens with the first few links at the top of the search, not always, but always annoying. It happens with Reddit links, news, and just random stuff. It even happens if you click a link from images, I did that, got the pop up, closed it, and clicked a diff area and it actually loaded correctly, so it’s like something is in front of the place you’re clicking, i dont know, or, it one certain areas for some reason.


I also hit download one time by mistake lol, it saved to my files but it was nothing, I just deleted it.

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