Photobucket virus on iPhone

[Ryandoc]

Folks

Updated Photobucket this last week on my iPhone 6. Ever since then when using it I box pops up telling me my phone has been randomly selected to win blah blah.

When I click the OK nothing happens but I hear a weird pinging noise, then a few seconds later another box comes up with a different but similar message

I was going to delete the app and re-download but would this delete all my pics ?

Anyone experienced this before?

Cheers

 

[Scaf]

You won't lose your pictures by deleting the app - not had the pop up issues you mention, but I would not click on them.

 

[midlifecrisis]

If you have Panda anti-virus, you can often include your phone as well, including some neat anti-theft gadgets.
Since Mrs MLC lost her phone, I've installed it and if someone tries to unlock it and fails, it'll send me a photo and the location. It does this even when you're drunk...

 

[Ryandoc]

This is what's happening here, only started this last month when I open up Photobucket. Is there a way I can scan my iPhone or something ?



And no he dating box at the bottom is not w reflection of my surfing habits lol, if it was it'd be an advert for Xhamster

 

[CatmanV2]

I'd bin it and start again. Something not right somewhere

C

 

[Ryandoc]

Deleting as we speak

 

[CatmanV2]

Hmm, interesting issue

http://ipadhelp.com/tutorial/iphone-ipad-remove-adwarevirus/

Should help

C

 

[Ryandoc]

Just followed some of that stuff thanks for that. Will re-install Photobucket see what happens

 

[CatmanV2]

Just followed some of that stuff thanks for that. Will re-install Photobucket see what happens

Best of luck. Holler if it's not sorted. I'm curious about this stuff

C

 

[Ryandoc]

Cleared all my history, deleted Photobucket and re-downloaded it again all seems ok so far

 

[CatmanV2]

Cleared all my history, deleted Photobucket and re-downloaded it again all seems ok so far

Fingers crossed then

C

 

[Ryandoc]

This rubbish is still going on and I have a brand new phone !! Plus pop ups are coming up on PC's, looks like photobucket have sold out to the advertising brigade??