Fedster + 1,307 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 As shown below I am getting malware pop up whenever I visit the Digital Spy website. I have cleared all cookies, browser history still get the pop up. I have also just done a factory reset and still the malware is present. Any ideas? Mobile is fairly old iPhone 6s I have installed the latest update so can’t be that. Strangely only happens when I the digital spy website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XA84 + 443 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Perhaps it's not infact malware and just an annoying forced redirect popup that shows when you visit their site. I get it sometimes when I visit *looks around* less reputable websites. If it were malware personally I would have thought you would be seeing on any site you go to. I'm not very au fait with Apple and their devices but could you try installing another browser to see if that works? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParochialYokal 1,119 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Strangely enough, the same thing was plaguing me this evening! I was getting it on all sites. I wonder where we caught it from? I switched to using Chrome on my iPhone and I had the same problem! I found it odd that I encountered the problem was there, as well Safari. I obviously deleted all history and closed down all open windows and it made no difference. I then upgraded iOS and it made no difference. The only thing that seems to have worked is to clear the history from Settings, rather than the browser itself. It seems to have stopped but I strongly suspect that something is still lurking in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedster + 1,307 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, ParochialYokal said: Strangely enough, the same thing was plaguing me today! I wonder where we caught it from? I obviously deleted all history and closed down all open windows and it made no difference. I then upgraded iOS and it made no difference. The only thing that seems to have worked is to clear the history from Settings, rather than the browser itself. Not sure where it has come from i only browse reputable and respected websites using my mobile 😉 On a serious not it really is a pain in the nether regions, i have cleared setting via my mobile settings and still get the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParochialYokal 1,119 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I am not too sure why we both experienced the same problem at roughly the same time? I have never had this problem on my iPhone before ...I am not too sure why it stopped but I just kept repeated deleting the history from Settings and fiddling with other settings by turning them off and on again. I am not sure why or how that seemed to have fixed it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedster + 1,307 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 1 minute ago, ParochialYokal said: I am not too sure why we both experienced the same problem at roughly the same time? I have never had this problem on my iPhone before ... I am not too sure why it stopped but I just kept repeated deleting the history from Settings and fiddling with other settings by turning them off and on again. I am not sure why or how that seemed to have fixed it? Coincidence? Or could be that something more sinister is happening in that hackers have breached Apples software? Answer could be anything i suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XA84 + 443 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Just a heads up 😉 remember that by backing up your 'I' device then resetting and restoring the backup won't solve the issue as your just restoring the potential malware back on to your device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedster + 1,307 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 1 minute ago, XA84 said: Just a heads up 😉 remember that by backing up your 'I' device then resetting and restoring the backup won't solve the issue as your just restoring the potential malware back on to your device. 😯 🤣🤣🤣😁 I think i have just had a senior moment..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker 817 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Make sure the browser is shut down by bringing up the task manager, and sweeping it out of the way. Then go to Settings>Safari>Advanced>Website Data from there Tap "Clear all website data". Restart your phone, and try using it again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedster + 1,307 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Looks like the reason I am getting these dodgy advert/malware is because the digital spy forum has been infected with malware https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2337926/dodgy-ads-or-code-on-ds#latest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT + 1,194 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I get this sort of thing about once a week on random sites. I generally leave them alone and it stops happening. I'm sure I could do something more complicated about it, but I'm quite lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedster + 1,307 Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 10 hours ago, SimonT said: I get this sort of thing about once a week on random sites. I generally leave them alone and it stops happening. I'm sure I could do something more complicated about it, but I'm quite lazy. Well it appears the Digital Spy forum is the source of this problem, they are working on a fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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