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.
How to Fix “Your System is Heavily Damaged by Four Virus” Problem?
There are a number of ways to eradicate this adware from your device. You can perform the hacks explained below:
Way 1: Uninstall the ‘Locate Four Virus’
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:
- First of all, open the Settings of the device.
- Now, go to the ‘Application Manager (Apps)’ tab.
- Choose the Downloaded Filter and search for the ‘Locate Four Virus’ entry.
- Once you locate this, click on it and then tap on the Uninstall option.
Afterward, relaunch the browser and check if the warning is still appearing. If yes, then perform the procedures described below.
Way 2: Remove the Virus from the Browser
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.
How to Remove the ‘Your System is Heavily Damaged by Four Virus’ from Safari Browser?
- Right at the beginning, open the Settings of the iPhone and tap on the Safari.
- Now, tap on the ‘Clear History and Website Data’ button from the next page.
- Afterward, go back to the Settings and again tap on the Safari option.
- Navigate to the Advanced tab and tap on the ‘Website Data’ option.
- Next, Tap on the ‘Remove All Website Data’ from the next page.
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.
Way 3: Uninstall the Third-party Applications or Browser
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.
Additional Method: Cleaning the Device Using Anti-Malware Tool
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.
Summing Up…
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.
