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paulbacon
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Hi

Ive noticee on some webistes i browse with the stock browser on my S5 that sometimes i will get redirected to some random site. It redirects within the same tab so dont think its a popup and popup blocker is on

Its always site ive not visited before like gaming or PC forums. Never happens on websites i know are trustworthy although i believed the ones i visited were (sorry cant remember url). The redirects are usually to pornsites or trying to get my to download a ringtone or whatever but i quickly back out of them

I only install apps from Google Play nothing else and careful what i download and install so sure that side is safe. So could it just be ads within these sites causing this? With Stagefright 2 been discovered that can comprimise a device just by watching an mp4 video its abit worrying

Thanks
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Cleoriff
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@MI5 wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

having you tried running the device in safe mode incase a rouge app is causing the redirects  


Best to avoid all coloured apps entirely wink


Indeed...that would appear best...Dance

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Very funny guys 

 

Damn autocorrect 

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