Is the forum infected or is it just me
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The thread was also moved to Forum Issues because it doesn't belong in Touring!!
You are the ONLY person reporting some sort of virus issue. Does that mean anything to you? My phone isn't affected and I use it on HDF all the time. It's you, it's your phone. Deal with it!
You are the ONLY person reporting some sort of virus issue. Does that mean anything to you? My phone isn't affected and I use it on HDF all the time. It's you, it's your phone. Deal with it!
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The thread was also moved to Forum Issues because it doesn't belong in Touring!!
You are the ONLY person reporting some sort of virus issue. Does that mean anything to you? My phone isn't affected and I use it on HDF all the time. It's you, it's your phone. Deal with it!
You are the ONLY person reporting some sort of virus issue. Does that mean anything to you? My phone isn't affected and I use it on HDF all the time. It's you, it's your phone. Deal with it!
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/forum...ing-forum.html
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It seems this is a problem for lots.
"User getting "your system is heavily damaged by four virus!" messages
An acquaintance emailed me to say that she is getting a virus message when she 'attempts to go to Google' on her iPad. I pressed for more information and learned that she is opening Safari, navigating to Google, and then getting the following message (I attached the screenshot, at the bottom of the post):
Your system is heavily damaged by Four virus!
We detect that your Apple iPad is 28.1% DAMAGED because of four harmful viruses from recent adult sites. Soon it will damage your phone's SIM card and will corrupt your contacts, photos, data, applications, etc.
If you do not remove the virus now , it will cause severe damage to your phone . Here's what you NEED to do (step by step ):
...
Install Applock for free on Google Play!
This friend is a senior citizen ... and is someone who definitely would not purposely browse to adult sites. I suggested she ignore the message, cycle the power, and see if the message goes away. So far, it hasn't re-appeared.
This is obviously a scam, designed to get users to install the Applock application. I Google'd the message and learned that this is a common issue on Android devices; however, I'm confused why and how it appeared on this person's iPad. Any thoughts? Should I have her perform any further diagnostics?"
https://discussions.apple.com/thread...art=0&tstart=0
"User getting "your system is heavily damaged by four virus!" messages
An acquaintance emailed me to say that she is getting a virus message when she 'attempts to go to Google' on her iPad. I pressed for more information and learned that she is opening Safari, navigating to Google, and then getting the following message (I attached the screenshot, at the bottom of the post):
Your system is heavily damaged by Four virus!
We detect that your Apple iPad is 28.1% DAMAGED because of four harmful viruses from recent adult sites. Soon it will damage your phone's SIM card and will corrupt your contacts, photos, data, applications, etc.
If you do not remove the virus now , it will cause severe damage to your phone . Here's what you NEED to do (step by step ):
...
Install Applock for free on Google Play!
This friend is a senior citizen ... and is someone who definitely would not purposely browse to adult sites. I suggested she ignore the message, cycle the power, and see if the message goes away. So far, it hasn't re-appeared.
This is obviously a scam, designed to get users to install the Applock application. I Google'd the message and learned that this is a common issue on Android devices; however, I'm confused why and how it appeared on this person's iPad. Any thoughts? Should I have her perform any further diagnostics?"
https://discussions.apple.com/thread...art=0&tstart=0
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