dursp Author

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How can I get rid of a Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com pop up window on my iPad? It wants me to answer ok but I'm afraid it is a virus.

How can I get rid of a Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com pop up window in Safari on my iPad?

It wants me to click on OK but I'm afraid it is a virus or something.

It reads:

Your iPad has chosen as today's lucky winner.

You have won a brand new iPhone 6.

Act quickly, and confirm you are the owner of this iPad.

Then there is only an OK button for me to push.

Everything else on the screen is gray. I can't access anything else on Safari.

I tried pressing the home button and sleep button at the same time to do a reset but this did not take care of the problem.

Please help.

Thanks!

iPad, iOS 7.1.2

Posted on Nov 3, 2014 4:37 PM

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srcdan

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Posted on Jan 13, 2016 11:38 PM

This is an information phishing scam. Is trying to get you to enter your information and does not leave any virus on your system.

HERE'S HOW TO GET OUT EASY:

TURN ON AIRPLANE MODE

CLOSE THE BROWSER APP BY DOUBLE CLICKING HOME BUTTON AND FLICKING BROWSER UP (This works for Safari or chrome )

RE-OPEN THE BROWSER APP

CLICK ON ITS FRIGGIN ANNOYING BUTTON. NO HARM WILL HAPPEN

YOU'LL GET A SCREEN WHERE IT WANTS YOU TO ANSWER A QUESTION OR GIVE INFO

BUT YOURE NOT CONNECTED TO ITS SITE, SO NO HARM!

YOU CAN NOW CLICK ON A NEW BROWSER WINDOW USING THE DOUBLED BOX ICON

OPEN ONE. It will be clean

Close the offending window

TURN OFF AIRPLANE MODE!

at this point, the whole scam disappears and you're clear of it!

Didn't mean to shout, but I wanted to be sure you got the solution

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Feb 24, 2018 10:13 AM in response to margoV

Since this thread is marked as solved, if the solution didn't work for you then you don't have the same problem and should start your own thread for your problem.

help012

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Mar 15, 2018 12:11 AM in response to Star Traveler

This doesn’t solve the problem. I continues to come back time after time.

seyahmot

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Mar 20, 2018 4:51 AM in response to jimkk

THANK YOU jimkk. Had the same issue on my iPhone and tried all of the other fixes. Your advice was the one that worked.

Mar 23, 2018 5:07 PM in response to LogezP

Not true. And annoying.

Mar 23, 2018 5:08 PM in response to Peabarter

Same.

May 9, 2018 7:49 AM in response to LogezP

That is incorrect. I have never signed into a pornographic site and get them depending on webpage visited. Amazon has it as do other sites.

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How can I get rid of a Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com pop up window on my iPad? It wants me to answer ok but I'm afraid it is a virus.