![]() ![]() ![]() Apparently something is installed that will not remove regardless of what I've done so far, even a factory reset, so looking to see what options I have from here. Same search term, same redirect spam site. I went as far as resetting my phone to factory settings the other day when I first saw it, and starting from scratch (not a backup), which seemed okay for about twenty four hours, but I just tried it again a little bit ago and sure enough, the exact same thing happens. I already tried the Settings > Safari > Advanced > Website Data > Remove All Website Data that I've seen with similar results. I've always been pretty cautious with my devices and handling security, but as I said, this seems to stem from just tapping a pretty high up there search result in google that was indistinguishable from any of the other search results. Not the biggest problem on its own so far but I have no idea what else this adware/malware is doing and am very nervous about having this on my device and want it off ASAP. Also in my case, it happens when I do a search in Safari for "Twitter search" (bc I deleted the Twitter app a while ago yet sometimes I search on that site to see what certain folks are saying…it's probably one of my most common searches). I am also saying this may not necessarily be the issue 100%, but it's the only time I ever landed on a site like this and the subsequent problem only occurred after it happened, so it's extremely likely.Įver since then, whenever I do a specific search in Safari on my phone using the address/search bar (does not matter which search engine I have set to default, so long as it's done via the Safari address/search bar), it immediately redirects to a completely different website, in my case snapstream or something or other. Just to be clear here, I did not click any "DOWNLOAD NOW" links or any other obvious stuff like that, I simply went to a google search result and landed on what wound up being a nefarious page that had a very high SEO rank for the search I made, and did not interact with it at all. To re-enable the built-in pop-up blocker, simply turn on the 'Block Pop-Ups' option again. Here, at the bottom of the 'General' section, toggle off the 'Block Pop-Ups' option. Open the dropdown for When visiting other websites and also choose ‘Allow.’. Open the dropdown for any currently active website and choose ‘Allow’. You can see how all the products we tested compare in the chart below: For its high scores and sheer breadth of customization options, uBlock Origin is the best ad blocker we tested. Click on ‘Pop-up Windows’ in the sidebar. One of the initial results, maybe the fifth or sixth one down, once tapped wound up being a spam site that loaded a pop-up and hijacked my browser. On the Settings page, scroll down and tap 'Safari.' On the 'Safari' page that opens, you have various options to configure for your web browser. To open Safari pop-up blocker and allow pop-ups: Go to the Safari Preferences. ![]() Searching in Safari app on iOS 12.3.1 redirecting me to spam site Shortly after updating to iOS 12.3.1, I did a rather innocuous search (something or other about product development success metrics) using the address/search bar at the top of the Safari app. ![]()
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