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Like an idiot, I saw some weird link on a guys Facebook and I clicked it trying to figure out wtf it was. Well, I watched the address bar cycle thru about 5 different websites quickly and then download something. F me. Now if I'm using the web, I'll randomly get pop up crap telling me "your phone has viruses, click continue/ok to bla bla bla" at which point I either hit the back button or home. I just tried to factory reset my phone which was a p.i.t.a. and it still didn't get rid of it. My virus scanner isn't picking it out either. Anyone have any suggestions?

Flush it down the toilet and buy a new phone?

Do you have insurance on it? Maybe you could have an "accident" with your phone.

Lol, it's an S2. No insurance. I've had it, and kept it clean (somehow) for something like 3 years, maybe more? I got it about 2 months before the S3 came out

Looks like somebody will be getting a new waterproof s5

Then what do I do next time since you suggest dropping it in a toilet? Lol

Hit it with an axe?

PISSSSS ON ITTTTTT!!!!

3legged_lab wrote:PISSSSS ON ITTTTTT!!!!

Good job JR this took longer then I expected

Dude you've had it three years. Consider it a blessing

I had that happen too but not on facebook.
Skipped through a bunch of sites and this weird "fix it" screen came up.
I suspected the "fix" was actually the virus so I tried backing out. Nope.
Had to close all windows, start over, and my droid phone is fine.

This screen...was all white text with black background. ..right?

Redbeard wrote:Dude you've had it three years. Consider it a blessing

Hipsters have to keep up with the times

Bootlipkiller wrote:

3legged_lab wrote:PISSSSS ON ITTTTTT!!!!

Good job JR this took longer then I expected

My apologies, I blame sleep deprivation.

Redbeard wrote:Dude you've had it three years. Consider it a blessing

I don't go thru phones very fast. I've had them for 12 years and only had 4. Two of those were unnecessary upgrades but nearly to get with the times (from a giant brick to a little phone, and switching to a smart phone)

aunt betty wrote:I had that happen too but not on facebook.
Skipped through a bunch of sites and this weird "fix it" screen came up.
I suspected the "fix" was actually the virus so I tried backing out. Nope.
Had to close all windows, start over, and my droid phone is fine.

This screen...was all white text with black background. ..right?

It was actually a standard Android confirmation looking window, I just knew it was a "pop up" from what it said

Goldfish wrote:

Redbeard wrote:Dude you've had it three years. Consider it a blessing

I don't go thru phones very fast. I've had them for 12 years and only had 4. Two of those were unnecessary upgrades but nearly to get with the times (from a giant brick to a little phone, and switching to a smart phone)

aunt betty wrote:I had that happen too but not on facebook.
Skipped through a bunch of sites and this weird "fix it" screen came up.
I suspected the "fix" was actually the virus so I tried backing out. Nope.
Had to close all windows, start over, and my droid phone is fine.

This screen...was all white text with black background. ..right?

It was actually a standard Android confirmation looking window, I just knew it was a "pop up" from what it said

Yup, I saw the exact same thing and ignored it.
I'm not letting a damned smart-phone tell me to download any patches until I hear about it from a live person.
Thinking about a foil phone cover called "fuck off apps".