I recently visited a sketchy website using the Vivaldi browser on my iPhone, and accidentally clicked on a malicious pop-up. After that, I noticed my internet searches were sluggish and the haptic feedback while loading pages felt delayed. I managed to fix things with a network reset. I'm wondering, what might the pop-up have done? Could it have changed my DNS server settings? And what's up with the weird clicking sounds?
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It's definitely possible that the pop-up affected your DNS settings, but I'm not sure if Apple allows that directly from a pop-up. Either way, since you've reset your network, you should be good now. If you're worried about future issues, consider installing a tool like Scammer Defence. It has a feature to block malware and operates like a VPN that sends requests to a safe DNS resolver. It could help keep you secure!
Just a heads up, pop-ups can't actually change DNS settings directly. That’s something to keep in mind to avoid spreading fear.