Virus warnings on certain websites on Android?
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Over the last few months I have had a few virus warnings on my Android phone. I don't visit dodgy sites, I don't have any antivirus stuff installed, and I haven't noticed any problems otherwise. I did have "run apps from 3rd party sources" ticked, now it is unticked yet I still get them.
They always manifest themselves in the same way - I visit some link from the Facebook app, generally one of the "21 pictures of people failing at something" sort of thing that you will be used to see if you follow George Takei or the like. As you are reading the page it pops up an Android error box with a badly spelled message about "virus detected, do you want to remove?" Tap anywhere and you get some screen telling you what supposed viruses you have, and then get taken to Google Play to download "360 Security" a free antivirus. This seems to be a genuine app, and nobody else has complained that it's a virus laden site/link. I have installed a totally seperate antivirus which says I am virus free.
Anybody shed any light?
They always manifest themselves in the same way - I visit some link from the Facebook app, generally one of the "21 pictures of people failing at something" sort of thing that you will be used to see if you follow George Takei or the like. As you are reading the page it pops up an Android error box with a badly spelled message about "virus detected, do you want to remove?" Tap anywhere and you get some screen telling you what supposed viruses you have, and then get taken to Google Play to download "360 Security" a free antivirus. This seems to be a genuine app, and nobody else has complained that it's a virus laden site/link. I have installed a totally seperate antivirus which says I am virus free.
Anybody shed any light?
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