A few days ago I was using the Google iOS app (not Chrome, but the specific &quot;Google&quot; app that you can download in the App Store) to go to shady website in an attempt to stream a movie online. Stupid, I know. I didn't download anything, and I didn't think I clicked on anything, but I started getting a prompt to call a number. As far as I could tell, it wasn't any of the obviously fake ones that tell you to call a number because your phone is compromised or anything. It looked like the legit prompt that pops up when you click on a number in iOS where it has &quot;Call 808-xxx-xxxx&quot; on the top row and &quot;Cancel&quot; on the bottom row at the bottom of your screen. This is the prompt that comes up if you click on a number in any app. Anyways, it popped up a thousand times and stopped when I killed the app. How does that exploit work? Did the webpage just trick my phone into thinking I clicked on a number a few dozen times? Is there any chance I got a virus from the website? Things have seemed fine since. Is there any way to tell if you have a virus aside from just the normal weird symptoms?
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A few days ago I was using the Google iOS app (not Chrome, but the specific &quot;Google&quot; app that you can download in the App Store) to go to shady website in an attempt to stream a movie online. Stupid, I know. I didn't download anything, and I didn't think I clicked on anything, but I started getting a prompt to call a number. As far as I could tell, it wasn't any of the obviously fake ones that tell you to call a number because your phone is compromised or anything. It looked like the legit prompt that pops up when you click on a number in iOS where it has &quot;Call 808-xxx-xxxx&quot; on the top row and &quot;Cancel&quot; on the bottom row at the bottom of your screen. This is the prompt that comes up if you click on a number in any app. Anyways, it popped up a thousand times and stopped when I killed the app. How does that exploit work? Did the webpage just trick my phone into thinking I clicked on a number a few dozen times? Is there any chance I got a virus from the website? Things have seemed fine since. Is there any way to tell if you have a virus aside from just the normal weird symptoms?
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When working with the mobile version of one of the mobile sites, my connection got really slow, and (I think this is what) caused Apple.SE to show me a captcha. I'm okay with that, but  I'd like to point out that the mobile site should have a mobile optimized captcha.  With slow internet connections in mind, I suggest to implement a mobile-optimized captcha page.
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I have attempted to edit . In this case, it contained code within a single block. As soon as the editor comes up, the app stops responding and crashes after a few seconds. I have tested this several times and it has occurred each time.  However, this does not occur in the browser (the Chrome app, at least).   iOS version: 8.1.3 (latest) App version: 1.2.2 (latest)
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I see an increased quantity of "are you a bot" captcha.  What can I do to reduce the quantity of these?  I use Google Chrome on iOS. I have "save bandwidth" turned off. (This feature uses a caching compressing proxy at Google). I connect using 3G over giffgaff uk (which uses the o2 network).  I have an account with over 4k rep on the  site. I visit every day, I vote frequently but not anything unusual.
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In my device (iPhone 6, iOS v8.0.2, app v1.2.0.138) whenever I receive a notification and I tap it in order to open the application, the screen that is displayed is blank.  I need to quit the app, re-open it, go to my 'inbox' and tap the last notification in order to see the question screen, focused on the comment.  This is not new (for me) in v1.2.0.138; it has been happening for at least the last ~7 updates that I've done.
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A few days ago I noticed a new app on my phone. It's called Chromes and it has a logo really similar to Chrome's logo. It was detected as Malware by my antivirus at first, but after a few hours I got a notification saying it's safe. I can delete it but it returns after a few hours. I tried reseting my phone, getting it back on factory settings but it keeps returning... What should I do?
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When trying to view  via the iOS app, I get this:        It's consistent, retrying does not help and the request always fail.  All other questions load just fine, so I highly suspect the cause is the Emoji icons used in there, especially in the comments that contain lots of them.  Beta channel, version 1.0.1.85  Update: still happening in 1.0.1.88 and I also found that the "preview" seen for example in tag search shows the Emoji just fine:
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Last night I got a telemarketing call on my Verizon Droid X. I was horrified, to say the least. I absolutely do NOT want telemarketers wasting my time and minutes with their B.S.  I looked into screening blocking calls through Verizon, but it seems Verizon only lets you block a total of FIVE numbers. I think this is unacceptable.  I went to the app store and there are a number of such applications available. From reviews and comments it's really hard to choose.   Is there a way to solve this problem? An app? A procedure? Something within the phone itself?  I'm using the soak release of Gingerbread, 2.3.3. I don't care about price. I just want something that is fast and effective.
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"This Apple ID has not been yet been used before in the iTunes Store. Tap review to sign in, then review your account information."   I keep getting this message when I try to install free apps from App Store. I don't want to give my account info until I actually purchase something.   Can I not download free apps until I provide my account information? My email verification is complete. I'm using an iPhone 3GS logged in to my iTunes account.
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I downloaded the July 30th update for Pokemon Go and when I open the app I'm prompted to login, But once I login, it redirects me to this page on Cookies::     If I click "Done" in the top left, it prompts me to login again! I've tried reinstalling the game, restarting my phone, etc. I can't much enable Cookies on the inline Safari browser. It doesn't make sense, and cookies are on in Safari (because I don't use Safari and they're enabled by default).  How can I fix this?
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There are those big green spiked things that my friends call viruses. I don't know what they do and I want to know. Do the viruses do something to the device you are playing on? Are they good or bad?
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I recently received some updates today from the Play Store. Every so often a pop notification, one of those bubble ones at the bottom of the screen with Chinese characters.  The most recent update I've noticed is the ES File Explorer. I wouldn't mind, but my device is rooted and so I am at risk. I have a screenshot of the notification.  My device is the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 and I have stock ROM installed.    What my question(s) are: Do I have a virus (it's not being picked up by Avast) and if I do, how do I remove it?
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Just the same way you can open the web inspector or activity window in Safari on your laptop and see all the HTTP requests any website has made, how do you do that on the iphone for an iPhone app, if the iPhone app is using HTML5 (or even if it's a native app)?
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I was trying to log into my gmail account when it said "looks like your signing in from an unusual location" then asked me to do step 2 verification. The strange thing about it is that the phone number and security question they asked are not any that I have set up and I am also using the same computer and internet I use every day. Please help me understand this, anyone!
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I have just received a message from an Android app on my phone saying my phone has been infected with a virus and to click a link to fix the problem.   I'm not sure I trust this, is it possible to have a virus on Android?
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I have a 2015 MBP for work, which I connect my iPhone (6 plus, iOS 10) to charge, and I don't want to trust the computer, ever. However, I must click "Don't Trust" every single time I connect for charging. This is asymmetric to the "Trust" selection, which remembers my decision.  Does anyone know if it's possible to stop the 'Trust/Don't Trust' modal from appearing every time, and have the machine not be trusted?  If possible, can you please tell me how? If not possible, can you please provide proof or evidence that lead you to this conclusion?  Finally, I am not concerned with arguments or opinions about this feature. Only what is outline above.
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I got a notification on my iPhone. The notification reads     Someone might be watching what you browse. Follow 3 steps to encrypt your web traffic and change your IP address.   What does this mean?