Amazon winner pop ups on my iPhone

It does impact the function of websites - a lot. But I haven't had the issue since I disabled Java. Apple needs to admit the issue and at least let us know they are working on it. The response to 'clear website data' must have come from an inexperienced tech as it was obviously not tested. The setting to prevent Cross Site scripting should catch the redirect but it doesn't appear to be working correctly.

I understand exactly what Lawrence is saying and knew about those steps before and have been doing them. And yes I get that once your browser data is infected it may happen on other sites as a result. I follow the steps every time it occurs, but it still happens multiple times a day and on multiple sites..

It is not acceptable to “note the site” and not go there anymore! The sites this occurs on are some of the most popular sites on the internet!

Somebody has figured out a way to seriously compromise the browsing experience on iPhones.

I haven’t had the problem since following Lawrence’s and FatZero’s suggestions (I did both). I turned the java scripting back on after a couple of days, but the problem has not returned after 2 weeks.

Turning java script off makes the internet pages look really bad. And as soon as I turned it back on I immediately got the pop up on the first page I was on. I even get these whilenin apps. Facebook, Reddit, twitter. It *****!

Purchased the iPhone 8 Plus this afternoon. Just started Safari for the 1st time and opened Yahoo news. This pop-up literally came after the 2nd article I clicked. I’ve only downloaded 3 apps directly from the App Store: Gmail, Pandora, Roku. I haven’t plugged the phone into a computer or downloaded anything from a browser. Is Yahoo news infected because this same issue happened on my Dell laptop-to the point that I deleted both browsers.

I have done this 5 times (cleared out bookmarks etc) and even reset my phone to stock then reinstalled iOS and it still happens. It's obviously and Apple issue because my family has Android phones and we tried to replicate it doesn't happen.

It could also be stopped by Apple patching the vulnerability in safari for iPhone. This does not happen with my computer or other devices. It rampant in my iPhone/safari. Happens multiple times a day now

As far as I can tell deleting your safari data does nothing to stop this problem. It’s random, I can close the page and go right back to the same site without it happening a second time. It seems like it occurs the first time you visit a site in a while (eg a day)

How interesting that Apple is aware of the problem and has no real suggestion for a permanent fix. I was thinking of purchasing an X, wondering if the age of my iphone had something to do with the persistence of the Amazon prize win. Think instead that Samsung has made a sale. Wonder if Lawrence has numerous shares of Apple stock he’s looking to protect, why else is he so “hurt” when someone blames Apple/Safari/IOS upgrades. Hey, family and friends with Samsung have Not experienced this and other issues. Don’t take it personally!

How interesting that you blame the messenger. Why do you think Apple is aware of it? Just us users here. I saw the same pop up that you did, but I fixed it rather than whining. Others have reported it on Android devices, Macs and Windows. You’ve just been lucky that it hasn’t hit you on other platforms yet.

I doubt he owns stock in Apple but what’s frustrating is the fact that everyone keeps posting the same “fix”. It apparently doesn’t work for everyone and the statement about going to bad websites is ridiculous, the last time I checked Forbes, the Guardian and the Post aren’t bad sites. Something needs to be done because hav to delete my data is getting old.

Thanks for calm and sensible reply. When I responded to Haka11 that “interesting” Apple is aware of issue (Haka11 stated he/she had corresponded with Apple. And has had problems with 2 iPhone X...) I apparently again hurt the feelings of a more sensitive soul than you Haka11 or I. Yep, avoiding websites insane, constantly deleting data also.

I followed your advice when you first posted it, and it worked. However, I only disabled java scripting for 24 hours. When I turned it back on, I went 3 weeks without the “pop up.” When it popped up again, I again turned off java scripting. This time though, I only had it off for about 4 hours. I am now going on another 3 weeks, and it has not yet reappeared. Not sure if it is coincidence or not, but seems like an easy fix until a permanent fix is found. Thanks for the advice.

Finally someone with actual advice! People keep saying clear this or delete this app. What I did was restore my iPhone to stock deleted all apps then reinstalled iOS 11.2.5 and didn’t reinstall any apps but it still happens on both WiFi and Lte. It doesn’t happen on my computers so obviously it’s an Apple issue.

I'm doing that - disabling javascript... I don't allow cookies so I don't see how clearing them would help! I got this one today whilst reading the news in the news app and I don't remember being on Safari the earlier time this week but was in an app that did allow ads.. Calm I think. Thanks for the tip.