I have tried even to reset my IPhone 6s Plus and still that website (Flirt.com) in Safari history can't be deleted. It seems this is a malware and from no where this website history appeared. I have called apple support and they told me to reset my phone and still doesn't come off. Please help!
Message was edited by: PagXure
iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 10.3.3, null
I assume you tried the first two steps in the "Delete history, cache, and cookies" section of:
Clear the history and cookies from Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Repeat those two steps anyway. Then the next thing I would do is to double-tap the home button and scroll left or right until you get to the Safari App. Then swipe up to delete the data (won't delete safari itself). Next, force restart your iPhone:
Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
If that doesn't help, then as KiltedTim mentioned, perhaps it's being dropped on your phone via a web site you visit on a regular basis.
Nope I rarely use my iPhone safari to browse a site cause it's too small. In fact when opening a safari it's defaulted to a blank screen (no default website). And I never heard or browse this Flirt.com site at all.
If your phone isn't jailbroken, it's not malware. If you're wiping the phone and restoring your backup, then it's getting put back because of something on the backup.
It may be possible for an app to be dropping this here, especially one that's ad supported. If you really want to determine the root cause, erase the phone and set it up as a new device. You will have to re-install your apps manually. I suggest only installing a few at a time until you see the cookie return. That should help narrow down what's putting it there.
Dude, I already beyond doing my best to troubleshoot, as I said I already reset my iPhone and talking to that apple support for hours. I though apple should handle this kind of malware / error. This was before IOS 10.3.3 updates and I though it will be erased after the two IOS updates have past.
It is NOT malware. If you want to find out what's dropping that cookie on your phone, you have to be willing to put the time and effort into troubleshooting it. So long as you keep restoring your backup, you can't do that. You need to start clean. There is no magic that's going to get around this.
You are not listing on what I said. APPLE TECHNICAL SUPPORT CAN'T EVEN RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. So you are telling me and apple support what we've done was wrong? Also, when I do backup to the icloud, Safari is not included. Also safari was disable. Thus, after the reset safari (cookies, etc.) should be wipe out. Then the restore we only restore the contacts, ibooks, finance, that's it.
Hi PagXure. This is a pretty widespread in the current iOS Safari. See for example this thread, link: Safari iOS 10.3.1 not clearing Safari cache. Apparently nothing can be done for the moment.
I already did that a couple of times and it won't work.
Will it not go away at all, or does it keep coming back?
If it keeps coming back, it's likely it's being dropped on your phone via a web site you visit on a regular basis.
Even to the extent that I reset (wipe out) the IPhone 6s Plus completely and nothing works. I believe this is a malware that apple should be aware of.
Nope my phone is not jailbroken. Yeah, that's a pain, resetting again and installing apps one-by-one. And what about my iTunes, etc. that I need to restore as well, I need that icloud backup.
If you're not willing to set it up as new, then you're not willing to troubleshoot the problem, so it must not actually be important to you.
If you have your phone and computer synced, then it is because the bookmark is in Safari on your computer. Same reason you can open up recent phone bookmarks on your computer and vise versa.
How to delete this presistent Flirt.com in Safari History
