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Tfox11

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Sep 18, 2011
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I'm not sure how to find out if my phone has been infected or not

what I got was a popup message when I opened a website in safari (in my iphone 3gs)

the message says exactly this (i removed the slashes so the link isn't clickable):

http:hpfiksb.cz.cc
Windows Antivirus 2011 has found a critical process activity on your PC and will perform fast scan of system files!z

it's a blue popup with an "OK" button under it.

It covers the safari screen so I am unable to click open a different page. And when I try to open a google link in safari, it stays on there.

I didn't click ok...I know it's a scam or virus.

I turned my phone off and back on and that page no longer shows up in safari.

I just need to know if its possible that it infected it even though I didn't click OK??

:(

thank you!
 
Windows Antivirus 2011 has found a critical process activity on your PC and will perform fast scan of system files!
1. No Windows AntiVirus is going to detect malware on your iPhone or on a Mac.
2. You were on an iPhone, not a PC.
3. No website has the capability of scanning any computer or smartphone in order to detect any malware. You need to download and install an app for that.

These are scam pop-ups and cannot detect anything. Treat it as you would any other pop-up advertising. Close the window and ignore it.
 
I first noticed that when I was sending a text message, it kept popping up every few seconds, and didn't allow me to continue texting without saying an ok to it. I somehow got it to work, by turning off the GPRS. When GPRS is turned off, I don't get this message. Then I managed to download lookout security for mobile, and did a scan, it did not detect anything. But I am pretty sure this is something malicious. T he first thing I did was change my password and then notify my contacts not to click on any of the content in the email.
 
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