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User profile for user: Yeit
Yeit Author
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Apple security? Attention!! Virus detected

After Loading the 5-O Browser app (from the App store) , I got this screen that popped up.

I've never seen or heard of anything like this. Is it legit?


BTW iOS 11.01 iPhone 6 plus


APPLE SECURITY


Attention!!


(6) Virus detected on your iPhone! (in red text)


IP address: 00.000.000.00 (these are not the actual ones posted)


One of the last sites you've visited contained a Trojan, loading via the vulnerabilities of the browser.

Click ok to start the cleaning process.

After clean up, make sure to upgrade your system to the latest version.


Install Cancel (in blue text)

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 11.0.1

Posted on Oct 1, 2017 3:10 PM

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User profile for user: stevejobsfan0123
stevejobsfan0123
User level: Level 9
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Posted on Oct 1, 2017 3:20 PM

No such message will be legitimate. It's a common scam. See: A Browser Pop-up Scam has Taken Over Safari.


(Note that I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link, because some pages on the site contain small banner ads).

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