Amazon winner pop ups on my iPhone

Kurt mentioned AdGuard, I use 1Blocker. Either should serve you well

Yes, I've heard 1Blocker also works very well. I've just never tried that one. I happened to pick AdGuard first. It did everything I wanted it to do and it didn't slow the browser down. So, there's no reason for me to try a different app at this time.

I had originally used AdBlock plus(I think). It used some kind of vpn protocol and worked extremely well, even blocking ads within apps. But last summer it became very erratic and then Apple altered its allowance of that type of blocker. So I went searching, found great reviews for 1Blocker which is also available on a Mac. It has been great and like you I’ve just left it alone since I’ve had no issues. If a lot of stuff starts to get through I’ll keep AdGuard in mind. Another one that has really great reviews is Wipr but I’ve not had to use anything else so far.

Some have indicated that the free version may not block all that they want. I opted for the paid version, there are some additional settings included, both to make certain it would satisfy me as well as to support the developer who has been really good with support and updates. I like to encourage that, especially for issues like these.

Same here. Excellent work should result in some sort of compensation. Otherwise, the vendor has no reason to improve a product, or even write it in the first place. Over the years, I think I've contributed to about a dozen shareware/donationware apps.

I I get the same pop and other telling me that I won an iPhone and it doesn’t matter how many times I erase web browsing data. This browser is useless. Might as well get an android if I wanted a buggy phone.

To come up with a comment like that, it's clear you haven't read one other word of this topic.

Apple, Samsung, Android, Pixel, you name it. If you're on the Internet, you're going to get ads, popups and redirects no matter what device or browser you're using.

Instead of making ridiculous comments, do something about it. Install a free ad blocker such as 1Blocker or AdGuard. There are a few others to pick from in the App Store that also get excellent reviews.

Go ahead and do that. Then what are you going to do when it happens on your Android sincemthe same issue is appearing on those? Why don’t you take the time to read this thread for the solutions to the issue: (1) download a. Ad blocker app or (2) temporarily disable JavaScript. I disabled JavaScript temporarily (a couple of hours) and have to had a reoccurrence of this issue since and it been almost 6 weeks. Nor did temprarily disabling JavaScript have any effect on any websites I visited during the time I had it disabled. Easiest and most convenient solon is to download an ad blocker as advised by several people on this thread.

I am one who had the issue the other week.

Cleared website data in settings, safari

Installed one of the ad blockers

Kept Java on

No further issue has occurred including on one of the prime culprits weather.com

Experiment with the ad blockers. I use the paid version of 1Blocker which has additional settings. You might need to get such a version. I can verify that once I installed it on my wife’s phone she immediately stopped having the problem. And I’ve never seen this on my devices using that blocker.

This does not stop the pop ups, you say don’t visit these sites but this happens on all sites CNN, FOX,Bloomberg and even on my pintrest app. This happened on my iPhone 6s Plus and now on my iPhone 8 plus, I’ve reset phone from new and within a day or 2 same thing happens. This is as annoying as waiting for a page to download on dialup and the solution to that was not using the computer because of the aggravation. I’ve had androids and different carriers with the same problems do I don’t blame Apple but would hope they would lead with a solution.

No, it doesn't happen on all sites but yes any of them can be hijacked. Most when notified will remove it. Some in this thread say 1Blocker, (I hope that is right) works, I haven't tried it. The solution is for websites to be vigilant in watching for this and rapidly extinguishing them when they invade...or find a new way to do ads.

OK, here's the problem. If you clicked anywhere in the pop-up the first time it appeared that ran a JavaScript object that essentially linked the malware to your browser so any site that you open after that will display it. CNN, Fox, etc, are not really at fault here. You need to stop the process in its tracks. To do that put the phone in Airplane mode, open Safari and close all open tabs, then go to Settings/Safari and clear your history and website data. Sometimes it helps to turn off JavaScript (temporarily). Turn off Airplane mode and go to some "respectable" sites. Assuming it's OK, turn Javascript back on and try again. This will probably fix it. If it doesn't there are further steps, but usually they are not necessary. Before you go back to the site where it first appeared install a good ad blocker.

It's been said before in this thread, but Apple's pop-up blocker actually works, but these ads are not really pop-ups. They are redirected web pages that are designed to look like pop-ups, to get around Apple's pop-up blocker.

I haven’t had a reoccurrence since turning off javascripting 6 weeks ago. I turned it off for just a few hours. What seems to do the job permanently is downloading an adblocker. The one that seems to be most successful is 1Blocker. Some of said that the free version is not stopping it but others say the paid version does.

SueNH wrote:

Lawrence,

Thank you. I stupidly fell for the pop up. Your solution has solved the problem. The biggest difference with your instructions is turning on airplane mode first. Thank you so much!

I fell for it the first time, also. That's how I worked out how to fix it. Then I encountered it on weather.com! Shows that almost any site can be infected. And it took them 2 days to clean it up after I reported it to them.

Clearing website data didn’t help me either. What did work was installing Firefox Focus. It’s a privacy browser that only allows one window and blocks everything, however you can turn its ad/social/tracking blockers on IN SAFARI!

Install the Firefox Focus app then follow these instructions: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/focus#w_use-firefox-focus-with-safari

This is the first thing thats solved this Amazon redirect issue for me. Would be nice if Safari team could get their security in place to solve this but it seems like they don’t care about this widespread issue for their users. Pretty sad.