How do you stop fake Amazon contest ads take over safari

iDevice Safari Phishing Adware Popups

1. Your device does not have a virus. You can fix this as follows:
2. Kill Safari by double-tapping on the Home button. Locate Safari in the taskbar, then slide the Safari mini-page upwards so it vanishes.
3. Tap Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data. Next, locate Security section and slide the “Block Pop-Ups” switch to the On position.
4. Press the Home button to return to your Home screen.
5. If this doesn’t help, then reset your device. It won't delete your data. Press and hold down the On/Off button and the Home button until the display turns off and returns with the Apple logo showing.

Alternatively, follow these instructions to reset your device: Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support.

I have a pop-up blocker and an additional content blocker. I also have “block all cookies” selected at all times. I shouldn’t have to clear all website data every time these congratulations pop-ups occur (which is more than once a day). I shouldn’t have to kill Safari every time or restart my phone every time.

I couldn’t log in and post this without turning off “block all cookies”, which illustrates the point that blocking all cookies is not a long-term solution. (I know you didn’t suggest this particular solution, but others have.)

I have read that these pop-ups are the fault of the servers, but since it seems to be such a widespread problem, can’t Apple do something on the Safari end?

I contacted apple support twice in the last month on the annoying and constant pop-ups from amazon. Both times did exactly what they advised and nothing has worked. Its ridiculous that they do not have a viable solution for this.

I have tried all the recommended steps, resetting iPhone, clearing history, restarting everything under the sun. This is a bug that no one is addressing.

See if anything here helps.

Safari - Stop pop-up ads in

Thanks for the info, and will try implementing another pop up blocker. What’s frustrating is Apple’s refusal to recognize this vulnerability.