How do you stop getting pop up for “Do you want to download “occ” on my iPhone and iPad?

How do you stop getting pop up for “Do you want to download “occ”?

Most of the time it happened on my iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPad 9 while I browsing the news sites.


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iPhone 14 Pro Max

Posted on Sep 20, 2024 04:16 AM

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Posted on Sep 20, 2024 04:50 AM

Yep, it has been reported many times.

  • Happen on all browsers
  • Happens on iOS17, 18, and also reported on iOS16 and iPadOS. One report of MacOS, but not confirmed.
  • Reports that Ad blockers may help
  • Appears to come from mostly news sites
  • Unclear if the sites are compromised similar to the WordPress Malware/Hack that happened earlier this year.
  • No executable can be downloaded on your device, so no need to worry about installing Malware.
  • Out of all the posts, I have only seen 2 people that have actually contacted Apple and they have been scheduled for an appointment with an engineer, so they will update after that appointment.
  • Does not affect all users, as some don't get the pop up on the same sites.


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Sep 20, 2024 04:50 AM in response to Mr-Pumpkin

Yep, it has been reported many times.

  • Happen on all browsers
  • Happens on iOS17, 18, and also reported on iOS16 and iPadOS. One report of MacOS, but not confirmed.
  • Reports that Ad blockers may help
  • Appears to come from mostly news sites
  • Unclear if the sites are compromised similar to the WordPress Malware/Hack that happened earlier this year.
  • No executable can be downloaded on your device, so no need to worry about installing Malware.
  • Out of all the posts, I have only seen 2 people that have actually contacted Apple and they have been scheduled for an appointment with an engineer, so they will update after that appointment.
  • Does not affect all users, as some don't get the pop up on the same sites.


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How do you stop getting pop up for “Do you want to download “occ” on my iPhone and iPad?

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