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Possible fake warning... help please

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userfzz3uH9aNG
Asteroid
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Galaxy S23
Hello friends.  I started getting a notification that stops the other apps and says 

WARNING 
Detected a large amount of useless junk on
your system, click to clean automatically

I ran TotalAV and it didn't even help. Any suggestions?
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realaud
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Galaxy S23
That looks like malvertising and likely came from a rogue app. A real warning would never use that language. Uninstall the last couple of apps you installed before that started happening.
wireguy
Cosmic Ray
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Galaxy S23
It's most likely adware or fishing ware. There is probably an app that has the display over other apps fuction turned on. Try putting the phone into safety mode, and see if it still happens.
CasualMember
Comet
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Galaxy S23
Everyone here says it's fake, and that is true. It could also be a ransomware.
usermzeJaY3BsM
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Galaxy S23

Ransomware encrypts your data with a key they have, and then they try to get you to pay them for the key.  This is not the case here, at least not yet.

CasualMember
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Galaxy S23
Well, it was my guess, but thanks for telling me about this.
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usermzeJaY3BsM
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Try restarting your phone in Safe Mode.  If the popup stops in Safe Mode then you may need to remove applications that you are not familiar with.

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