"Congratulations! You have won!" pop-ups? Should I worry?

[jimbl]

Getting these pop-ups the last few days. Seems like when I open the browser is when it happens, not every time by any means, but about 3 times over the weekend. Anyone else ever see these and should I be worried? I suppose I could run a virus scan. What is your favorite security app for android?

 

[babytazz18]

Getting these pop-ups the last few days. Seems like when I open the browser is when it happens, not every time by any means, but about 3 times over the weekend. Anyone else ever see these and should I be worried? I suppose I could run a virus scan. What is your favorite security app for android?

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I would go ahead and run a scan. I use Lookout Mobile Security & Lookout Ad Network Detector

 

[MrSmith317]

You have an app jacking your browser. Take a good hard look at your apps.

 

[Dovahkiin]

I can't believe you guys. He just won a friggin' iPad 3 times in a row! Congrats man!

 

[rootbrain]

You have an app jacking your browser. Take a good hard look at your apps.

Is that Facebook?

Definitely get a security app. I use Trustgo free version and it will warn me about apps that have pop up or ads and I just remove them.

 

[MrSmith317]

Is that Facebook?

Definitely get a security app. I use Trustgo free version and it will warn me about apps that have pop up or ads and I just remove them.

Securi-who? lol I can't see wasting good money on something so trivial. Factory reset will keep you safer than any app.

 

[majorpayne]

I can't believe you guys. He just won a friggin' iPad 3 times in a row! Congrats man!

Any rezound that shows me I won a iPad would get sent back for a new rezound! Got to show those rezounds who's boss!

 

[dpham00]

I can't believe you guys. He just won a friggin' iPad 3 times in a row! Congrats man!

He probably rejected it because it had a lower resolution than his smartphone.

 

[MCRodgers2]

I getting these too, says I've won a free Iphone. Pops up at the most inconvenient times.

I can't seem to identify when it pops up. Maybe it is related to Facebook, but not sure.

It's too bad there is no real advice on what to do anywhere.

All's folks can offer here is "run a scan".

I do have the Malware Bytes app, but it will not complete it's scan without crashing, so far.
THAT'S not good.

I'm going to download the BitDefender app and see if that helps.

Does seems like maybe my browser has been highjacked but I don't need to be using the browser for the pop up to appear.

Can't seem to find much detailed advice.

 

[andyhurley]

I've been getting these too for the last few days. I THINK it only started after my Nexus 5 upgraded to Marshmallow. I did have non-trusted sources turned on for a short while as I was installing Amazon Prime Instant Video but that is off again now.

I have run a scan with Avast but it has found no infections, I have installed Ad-Blocker thinking it was being triggered by ads but it is still happening.

My feeling is we have a new attack, does anyone think uninstalling Chrome could fix it?

EDIT: For the record I don't have facebook installed so it's not that.

 

[andyhurley]

Curious, I just decided to install Malwarebytes myself and the scan crashed for me too. Coincidence?

 

[wolf1971_123]

I also have been getting these as well on my Samsung s6 edge only got the phone 8days ago and this started a Cpl of days ago have even done a hard reset, have not downloaded any apps since I have done the reset and I still get the you have won an iphone 7 when I go on the internet, any help will be appreciated as the phone is an expensive alarm clock at the moment

 

[stevielondon]

I loaded the Amazon app a couple of days ago. coincidence? I'm about to remove it and then scan.

 

[justinf1234]

I have been getting the same pop up for a week now, were you able to figure out what the issue was?

 

[anon(605125)]

I got the s"free" iPhone 6S pop up today on my note 5. Any resolution from anyone? Appeared to be from facebook, facebook.com--prize info . Didn't click through anything from there, nobody "gives away" $699 phones without some catch....

 

[j_hansen]

it is not the phone it is your router, reset the DNS and it should go away and also change the password of the router to something different than the default one it came with

 

[anon(605125)]

DNS and router settings have nothing to do with popups on a phone...

 

[j_hansen]

try and do a bit of a search and you will realise that it does, not saying that it is 100% in this case but plenty reports of this specific problem due to router being hacked

 

[sevenwords]

I'm on 4G LTE and have been getting them, it's not a router.

 

[acejavelin]

It's coming from an app, probably a game or other "free" app... Use https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...s?id=com.denper.addonsdetector&token=7g-8mB6G to find what has permission to send you push ads and remove it