I have Adware - Ads are randomly popping up in safari.
My Device Information
Device : Ipad mini
My OS Version
iOS 8.1.2
My Problem
I wanna first let you know that I have never or never knew how to jailbroke my ipad mini.
My Windows machine has initially been having malicious software adware problems which i am currently fixing. My ipad battery was deteriorating. Knowing that Ipads are immune to viruses, i connect my ipad to my windows laptop. After charging, I used my ipad to search for random websites, and then this is where it all happened.
Now When i am surfing my safari sometimes redirect me to another tab on my commonly visited websites, which I knew, are 100% free of obtrusive ads.
I also notice that this sometimes appear on my safari url box "data:text/html,<script>window.close();</script>"
I have been also getting alert pop ups like "Congratulations! You have won ...."
These are the current list of known websites that i have been redirected:
adcash.com
cdn.mobicow.com
d.mobpartner.com
And i know there are still others.
Troubleshooting my Ipad
Turning it on and off
Doesn't work
Clear History and website data
Well history was cleared but it still doesn't solve my problem.
Resetting to factory default
Because I have forgotten my 4 digit restrictions passcode, I have logged into my icloud account and used "find my iphone" to erase everything from my ipad. After that, I was able to reset my iphone to factory default. But still, my safari keep getting random pop ups. At this moment, I am now able to "Erase All Content and Settings". So, I give this a go.
Same problem, my safari still opening up random tabs and the contents of it are all ads. I have tried this 3 times already.
Conclusion
I tried the best option "Resetting to factory default" but it failed. My only option is to get this fixed into the istore. However , i don't know if they can fix this. We have no genius bar in our country.
iPad Mini, iOS 8.1.2, 16 GB of disk space