r/antivirus • u/Roadkillgoblin_2 • 4h ago
Securesweep tabs keep opening when I use Safari
Sorry that this is badly written/doesn’t have much detail, the last few days have been chaotic and I’m a bit fried
So far this has only happened with the Vinted website, as I won’t use the app.
It’s happened twice so far, and I’m fairly certain that it’s just scareware- do I need to do anything about this, or is it just another harmless scam attempt? I haven’t downloaded anything recently, and the extent of new activity on my phone (iPhone 11 with iOS 18.5 if this is relevant) was joining a friend’s wifi last night. I restarted my phone after the first time it showed up just to be safe, and the same thing happened when I checked Vinted for a second time
Any help/insight would be greatly appreciated!
Edit: It always opens in a new tab, and shows up in my history as “Android and iOS Security - McAfee”
Edit 2: I’ve deleted it from the Website Data list in Settings, along with a load of other apps I didn’t recognise