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Mobile phone has virus?

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  • 15-02-2015 12:01am
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    zeebre12
    Registered Users Posts: 544 ✭✭✭


    I keep getting notifications coming up on my mobile that there are viruses on my phone..does anyone know what I should do to get rid of them or can you?


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    Slippin Jimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭Slippin Jimmy


    zeebre12 wrote: »
    I keep getting notifications coming up on my mobile that there are viruses on my phone..does anyone know what I should do to get rid of them or can you?

    What phone is it and what's the notification?


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    zeebre12
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    Huawei Acsend-it says 'your Huawei Ascend is badly affected with Viruses' or something along those lines. It says to press OK to get rid of them but it won't work..


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    lollsangel
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    zeebre12 wrote: »
    Huawei Acsend-it says 'your Huawei Ascend is badly affected with Viruses' or something along those lines. It says to press OK to get rid of them but it won't work..

    Is it when you're on certain websites? I'd download an anti virus. I use avg


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    Slippin Jimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭Slippin Jimmy


    zeebre12 wrote: »
    Huawei Acsend-it says 'your Huawei Ascend is badly affected with Viruses' or something along those lines. It says to press OK to get rid of them but it won't work..

    I'd download malwarebytes off the play store and run a scan. When it finds the virus it will give you the option to delete it.


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    mcw92
    Registered Users Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭mcw92


    More than likely an app you've recently installed is pushing those 'virus' ads to send you to a download link.

    Check what recent apps you've installed since its being happening and just delete the non big name company ones.

    Try screenshot the screen when the virus notification comes up.
    And you could screen shot your recent installed apps too.
    Help here might be able to tell you what apps you should remove.


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    zeebre12
    Registered Users Posts: 544 ✭✭✭zeebre12


    Would that get rid of anything off my phone like memory or anything..or do anything bad?


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