Iphone games apps suddenly redirecting me to a cludfront.net survey- what can I do

Recently all of my games apps on my iphone have started redirecting me to a fake amazon survey that promises me a chance to win a free ipad if I take it. I cleared my Safari history/cookies and blocked pop-ups but the problem has persisted. I have deleted all of my games except one and it has not resolved. It is annoying because it repeatedly takes me out of the game while I am playing it. Any ideas or advice to remedy this problem would be welcome. TIA

iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Nov 12, 2023 12:29 PM

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Posted on Nov 12, 2023 03:37 PM

Thanks for your reply. I understand how "free" apps work. I actually pay to be ad-free on the apps so I don't think that what I am describing is part of the app but an opportunistic adware/malware that is cropping up (and not benefitting the developers).

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Nov 12, 2023 01:32 PM in response to theropy

“Free” apps are usually supported by ads. That ad revenue is how the developers can afford to spend the time building and supporting these “free”apps. Your options are to watch the ads, or to find other apps with fewer ads or no ads, or to pay for apps that have fewer or no ads. Apple offers the Apple Arcade subscription, which has a number of games, with few or no ads.

Nov 12, 2023 05:59 PM in response to MrHoffman

It's not an ad that plays in app. It's malware that opens a new page in your browser that takes you to an Amazon lookalike promising a free iPad. I shut down my phone every time it opens (sometimes during an ad or sometimes mid-gameplay) and eventually deleted all my games when it kept happening on multiple ones.


It's not a regular ad playing in the app. It leaves the app to open your browser with a scam page, it's dangerous. Seems to be a problem with Google's ad service allowing malware through. Waiting to see how it can be resolved.

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