Accidentally clicked suspicious ad on Safari

Drod2368 wrote:

I was on the internet browsing, when I clicked I link that I thought would take me to the page I wanted, but instead it opened up a new tab and there was a NSFW ad.

You do not have any kind of malware on your iPhone. That was probably just a bad link, they're all over the internet these days. Lots of crap websites out there.

If this happened on a legit site, that site may have been hacked, or may be using a new advertising strategy and is no longer as legit as it once was. There may also be a problem with your network if the problem repeatedly occurs on many sites, with any devices connected to that network.

All apps on the ipad are sandboxed. An app cannot access the storage space of an other app. Drivers cannot be installed. Even during installation, the installer is not allowed to modify system software. You should be safe.

That being said, a web page might be able to mess with your browser settings. Allowing virus checking would break the security on the ipad.

Robert

There are no known viruses or trojans for iOS devices.

There are no viruses affecting iphone.

You cannot download anything from Safari.

There is no issue, nor is there a need to do anything.

Sorry about forgetting that you have an iPhone.

Both the ipad and the iphone use ios. The ipad is the iphone with a bigger screen and no apple phone app.

I think you are safe since you deleted cookies.

Remember, you not dealing with windows anymore. All Windows problems are Microsoft's doing. Other OS's like ios, mac os, and linux don't have all these problems.

Robert

Drod2368 wrote:

saying not to do a virus scan?

It is not possible to do a virus scan on any iOS device. The system does not allow any program (including a virus scanner) sufficient privilege to "see" what any other program or iOS itself contains. And that same feature prevents any virus from infecting an iPhone.

Drod2368 wrote:

I am curious as to what a "network" is. Do you mean my wifi or my phone carrier?

Your wifi. It's unlikely your phone carrier's network could be affected for any significant period of time, as that would affect a large number of people and be noticed quickly.

Drod2368 wrote:

while this does not happen often, I am curious as to what a "network" is. Do you mean my wifi or my phone carrier?

The word network is a broad, high level term. It means any "talk" between hardware devices. To have a network you have to have multiple devices "talking" to each other. Although two devices "talking" to each other technically qualifies as a network, this use is looked down about ... It not complicated enough.

Your home wifi configuration is a network. Your telephone carrier has a cellular network.

Robert

It is becoming common for ISPs and cellular carriers to intercept packets as they traverse the Internet and insert advertising. They also track your usage and location, and sell this information to anyone willing to pay for it. The worst offender for both of these practices in the US is Verizon. AT&T does it also, but lets you opt out.

Lawrence Finch wrote:

It is becoming common for ISPs and cellular carriers to intercept packets as they traverse the Internet and insert advertising. [...] The worst offender for both of these practices in the US is Verizon.

I have to disagree there. I've got Verizon, and they definitely don't inject ads in any way that I have ever seen. What they do do is inject a "perma-cookie" that can be used by advertisers to track the usage on your device.All that does is allow advertisers to obtain more information about your browsing habits. That's definitely a serious privacy issue, but it wouldn't cause the behaviors described in this topic.

I was thinking of this app as a way of blocking annoying adds on the iphone.l

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adblock-web-browser-speed/id366147874

Robert

Looks interesting, but the reviews are mixed.