How do I get rid of www.congratulations-lottery.com virus?

[AC Question]

It appeared on my Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and when I try to get out of it without applying for their mandatory choices....it locks me into my internet explorer. I can't get out without answering their required screens.

 

[jsgiunta]

I've been having the same issues for about a week. It happens with a few different browsers. I've noticed that if I don't allow cookies in the browser, it seems to not happen, but then of course I'm not able to login to my different places, Facebook, etc. I just also now have verified it doesn't happen when I am on my company's WiFi, but as soon as I switch back to my carrier, T-Mobile, it happens. I found one site where if it's going to happen, it does, and I've done this at will, switching back and forth from WiFi to my carrier. Which carrier are you using when this happens to you all?

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

With the kind that I referred to above, tapping Back has no effect. The phone is frozen on that page, more or less forcing you to start answering the questions in the pop-up, starting with 'OK'. Once you start, you can then back out without answering the whole sequence.

Those are the pesky ones. I haven't got them, and hope I never will.

 

[B. Diddy]

For those kinds of ads, I typically go to the Recent Apps list and swipe away Chrome. Or if I'm able to, tap the Tab Manager button in Chrome, and swipe away that tab.

 

[RDavis123]

Hit the back button to get out of the popup (the one that requires a button to be pushed) then scroll up and hit the button that shows how many Internet pages you have open. Delete the one with the ad.

 

[Haraka]

It appeared on my Note 5 recently and I, too, could not get past it - at first. I did discover a workaround which suggests an app flaw or exploited bug:

1. Turn on Airplane mode
2. Start the Internet app - it will stop with an error about no connection, but it will not display the adware message
3. Click More, and find Settings
4. Select Homepage and choose Other web page
5. Enter your preferred home page URL (e.g.: Google), [notice that the "Current Page" option shows the URL to the bad adware site]
6. Click the back arrow until you get back to the browser main screen.
7. Turn Airplane mode OFF, and try going to the home page. It should work, and the "Current web page" should also say whatever you entered in the "Other" entry, since that's where you last were.

You can also go and set the "Home Page" URL to the same preferred location.

The point is that this Samsung Internet app might have a bug or exploitable flaw that continuously uses the "Current Page" URL, even if it is not selected.

I'm guessing that at some time while using this browser, I must've hit a site with popups or a poisoned ad, and since that was the last [current] page, it stuck.

In the meantime, I'm sticking with my Chrome or Firefox browsers - this built-in Samsung one is bogus...
I'll also yell at Samsung, to describe my adventures, to see if they know about it.

FYI, I wiped system cache ("three-finger-salute" startup to android menu option), force-stopped the Internet app, checked for updates, scanned with Malware Bytes and the Verizon protection tools, and spent an hour on the phone with Verizon. Whilst reviewing and redoing everything that I had already done, I stumbled across the idea of using Airplane mode while starting the app, to finally get into its settings. I hope you find this useful. And if you've found other solutions, that would be nice to know.

Ciao for now...

 

[hjohnson2]

My Chrome immediately freezes on the lottery scam if I try to use it... I "get out of jail free" by closing page. There are other search options.
It's Google's gd problem so Google needs to fix it!!! I really don't care.
It's money to them if I use it AND I DO NOT USE IT ANYMORE unless I feel a need to get mad and swear outloud!!!

 

[belodion]

My Chrome immediately freezes on the lottery scam if I try to use it... I "get out of jail free" by closing page. There are other search options.
It's Google's gd problem so Google needs to fix it!!! I really don't care.
It's money to them if I use it AND I DO NOT USE IT ANYMORE unless I feel a need to get mad and swear outloud!!!

Welcome.

These things are not from Google, but they may be able to do something about it if you tell them:

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