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pop up on website

i was on a website just now that seemed perfectly safe on my iphone, but after only being on it for a moment and not clicking anything a pop up came up. I didn’t think anything of it and clicked the option close, and when it popped up a second time i closed the website, reopened it and there it was again. that’s when i ran a virus check on the website and it came back as ok, but now i’m scared because i clicked close my phone has a virus. there was no ‘X’ click off option so i clicked the only option to close it i saw.

Posted on Mar 23, 2025 6:56 AM

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John Galt

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Mar 23, 2025 4:49 PM in response to annoymous0102

I got a similar "pop up" from that website using Safari on a Mac:

It's just as bogus. Ignore it, and all such things.

The Internet is a target-rich environment for scams. Consider not patronizing that website, and telling them why they lost your business. Perhaps they will be more circumspect regarding the advertising services they choose to host.

Phony "tech support" / "ransomware" popups and web pages - Apple Community

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Mac Jim ID

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Mar 23, 2025 11:04 AM in response to annoymous0102

You do not have a virus. The message you saw came from the website you were visiting and is a form of advertisement that the website owner is paid for. Closing Safari and opening again will always return you to the same site as that is what it is supposed to do. You just need to navigate to a different website.

By the way there is no website that can perform any scan on your phone. The same is true for any app on the phone, as there is no access to the file structure to perform any type of scan. That is also why it is not possible for a website to install a virus.

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