Defending against relentless AD hijacking attacks

iOS and Android Android
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Alright, here we go. My phone is under relentless AD hijacking attacks when I uninstalled one of the apps I was using regularly. I had adblocking and third-party adblocking on but it did not help at all. Before uninstalling the app, I cleared all history, cache, and cookies to avoid this potential situation but, as it seems, it happened anyway. How can I get it fixed?

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Hi @Gordy,

Resetting your phone google advertising ID from
Google settings -> Ads -> Reset advertising ID

This stops the malicious adscript being targetted to your device based on a previously dropped cookie from a malicious app/site

Let me know if this was helpful

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Hi @Gordy

  1. On your Android phone, open the Chrome app .
  2. To the right of the address bar, tap More Settings.
  3. Tap Site settings Pop - ups and redirects.
  4. Turn Pop - ups and redirects on or off.

Do it with every Browser that you are using and avoid unnecessary apps