Suddenly a widget popped up on my Safari homepage bar with tempertures for different countries! How did this happen? Should I be worried about a virus and how do I get rid of it?
iPhone 5, iOS 8.3
What you've seen may be indicative of adware or other malware, that may
have found its way into the Safari extensions or add-ons due to visiting sites
that could have attached that kind of file to your browser. It is not a viri.
This Support page link covers general information + may help to resolve the issue;
it is kind of lengthy and requires a degree of attention to detail, for results.
• Stop pop-up ads and adware in Safari - Apple Support
Another item that may help, is a free product that appears to have helped with
this kind of issue in OS X, used to be known as Adware Medic and now is part
of a large adware & malware fighting group. Runs free, & may solve the issue:
http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php - now known by a malwarebytes name.
Since nobody appears to have replied (sometimes the web site software won't
show when someone already had) I thought to add a reply at nearly 2:30AM...
Now it's time to consider sleep, even though vintage funny cartoons are on. 😎
Suddenly new widgets popped up on Safari homescreen on my MacBook showing temps in foreign countries! Why did this happen, should I be worried andHow do I get rid of it?
