I'm really starting to worry about my Note 24 Ultra. It all began when I couldn't watch Ifunny videos all the way through, which I thought was just because it's an older version. But now I'm on YouTube Shorts and suddenly get redirected to a random site without clicking anything. I keep getting that scary warning about a virus detected. I know a lot of those notifications can just be scare tactics, but weird things keep happening. Should I just do a factory reset to be safe, even though I'd prefer not to lose everything? Is my phone actually in danger?
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If you're really concerned, just go ahead and do a factory reset. It's a surefire way to get rid of anything that might be lurking. Just be sure to back up your data first if you can!
I think I might have found the answer! I checked my settings and found a couple of unnamed apps that I deleted. Since then, it seems like everything's back to normal.
It sounds like you might not have a virus, but rather some adware trying to scare you into installing something. You should definitely ignore those pop-ups. Try clearing your browser's cache and data—it could help stop those annoying redirects.
How does it keep pulling me out of YouTube to Chrome? I've never seen anything like that before, and my keyboard keeps acting up too.
I might have to. It's just that everyone keeps saying it's fine that I’m hesitant, but I'm worried about the redirects.