⚠ [Solution] Are you getting popups when opening Similar Worlds?
Hello,
Some members appear to be getting popups when they open Similar Worlds and other websites.
All the users so far that have complained about this seem to be using a Samsung phone, and after we investigated a bit, this seems to be caused by a virus/infection, and not by Similar Worlds.
If you are getting popups when opening websites, we recommend you install "Malwarebytes" from the Play Store, which appears to be resolving the issue for some users.
(we are NOT advertising a product - we are trying to resolve an issue that our members are having, that can potentially affect us as a consequence)
Please let us know if this resolved the issue. If you installed any ad-blocker because of this problem, please consider uninstalling your ad-blocker, to support Similar Worlds with the non-obtrusive ads we show.
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Update:
After some researching, I can see that other people are having this issue recently with other websites.
They seem to be able to resolve this issue by uninstalling apps that have been installed recently. Please review the apps you installed recently and consider uninstalling them. If this resolves the issue, please let us know what apps you uninstalled!
After some researching, I can see that other people are having this issue recently with other websites.
They seem to be able to resolve this issue by uninstalling apps that have been installed recently. Please review the apps you installed recently and consider uninstalling them. If this resolves the issue, please let us know what apps you uninstalled!
WOW!!! This is interesting! Not what you're talking about but the fact you really exist! I always read about admins and mods but it's the first time I see one of this creatures with my eyes. I want to study their habits!
Anyway I log by a computer so, luckily, I don't have the problem you're talking about. Cheers! 🍻
@Nymnin Thank you. Based on the screenshots I received today, it seems they indeed get a notification saying "X pop-ups blocked". However, I'm pretty sure that disabling Push Notifications wouldn't fix that problem. That notification of pop-ups blocked isn't a Push Notification. Thank you for your message.
I had that problem when using the Met Office website on my Samsung - but only when I was using Chrome! It's fine when I use the Samsung Internet app ...🤔 I was convinced my phone was contaminated with a virus until I found out how to stop it, and so far no other site has done it ...🤞
@Highonheels You have to make sure that they give you a stick of dynamite to attach to the phone when you buy it. Samsung claims that it is an extra battery!
@SW-User Please let me know if the above solution resolves the problem! Thank you very much. It's important for us to know that.
SW-User
@Nuno I actually have been browsing on my phone for a few hours, I haven't had any pop ups pop up.... Now for the last week I'd get 2 or three every time I went to a new page... but Right now it seems to have subsided. I haven't installed anything either.
