These days due to the high rise of scamming softwares technical gadgets such as phones and laptops are prone to cyber-risk. iPhone users often report about a “your system is heavily damaged by four virus” notification while trying to visit any website.
Everything starts with a pop-up message while you viewing a site. Irrespective of the site and browser you are using, these unwanted programs can affect the device severely.
You are redirected to the scam site without your consent and the pop-ups keep appearing in a loop. If you are also facing the same problem on your device, then you can go through the below discussion carefully.
Here you will get to know the effective hacks through which you can remove this adware from the device in minutes. So, let’s start.
There are a number of ways to eradicate this adware from your device. You can perform the hacks explained below:
If the warning message asked you to download the ‘virus removal software’, then you need to delete this immediately. Here are the steps that you need to follow:
Afterward, relaunch the browser and check if the warning is still appearing. If yes, then perform the procedures described below.
Although it is possible that you may get the browser hijacker on the iDevice. But, it is only happening with the default Safari browser of the device.
After that, restart the iOS device and check if the virus is eliminated from the device. Else, you can perform the next method stated below.
Are you using a third-party browser and getting this warning notification on that particular web browser? Then, you can try to uninstall and reinstall the browser to eliminate this adware from the device.
Or, if you have currently installed any applications from any unknown sources, then it might be the reason behind this alert notification. Hence, uninstall that app to eliminate facing the same risk in the future.
If all the above hacks fail to remove the ‘your system is heavily damaged by four virus’ notification from your iDevice, then you can use an anti-malware program.
There are various security applications available on the internet that have the ability to detect and eradicate such type of Browser Hijackers. To do this, you can download and install an anti-malware program. Open the program and search for the Scanning option.
The scanning procedure may take a few hours to complete. Once it finishes, close the app and restart the iPhone. Now, you can open the browser to check if the virus is removed.
That’s all. These are the probable ways to remove the ‘your system is heavily damaged by four virus’ notification from the device. Hopefully, after executing the above steps you can reduce the risk. But still, if you have any doubts or queries feel free to share that in the comment section.