TimD148
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7 hours ago in
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Can someone help me. I've been trying to fix my husband's tablet. He is getting nonstop pop-ups. It is saying there are viruses on here. I've installed Nirton 360 and it says there are no viruses. Where do I go from here
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Pianodude58
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6 hours ago in
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Your husband's tablet, most likely, does not have a real virus; instead, a web browser on the device has allowed a spammy website to send fake notification pop-ups.
LongHiker
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6 hours ago in
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Another possibility is that you have a malicious app installed. It could provide some minimal useful feature but in reality be a malicious source of pop ups.
Jake2920
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6 hours ago in
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It's a fake scam advertisement pop-up. don't download anything that it tells you to. I recommend formatting the tablet and installing a VPN like Nord that disables scam advertisements and websites.
meself
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5 hours ago in
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Could be from a site directly or malware