How To Deal With Galaxy S9 And Galaxy S9 Plus Virus Infection Warnings

If you have ever received a message on your Samsung Galaxy S9 or S9 Plus telling you that it was infected with a virus, then you may be surprised to find that it’s a common thing. This wouldn’t be a problem if you had an antivirus app on your phone. Since you are reading this article, chances are that you will not have one and have been getting a lot of warnings for virus infections.
The good news is in most cases the warning alerts are false. There is a chance that it could be a real virus on your smartphone if you made the mistake of clicking on the virus. There is a chance it could be an intrusive advertiser who gets some advantages by making people click on that message and download an app. The important thing to remember is that it could be a virus, but you won’t know until you check the pop-up.
To begin with, the first thing you should know when dealing with a virus infection on your Samsung Galaxy S9 or S9 Plus is to not touch it! Avoid clicking the pop-up windows and try not to tap the X symbol that is supposed to shut it down. This will probably end up making you access the pop-up and moving onto another one.
The best way to make sure you don’t click on the ad is to close the internet browser or that tab. If the ad is still not gone when you get rid of it, then you might have to clear the cache and the data of your internet app. By doing this you will delete all the usernames and passwords, including other previously personalized settings. This will make the pop-up go away though.
So to clear the cache and data of your internet browser, follow the same steps as with any other app. This is by making it to the Application Manager, tap the app and use the dedicated buttons. For more information follow the steps below:

Clearing Apps

Start by going to the Home Screen of your Samsung Galaxy S9 or S9 Plus.
Launch the App Menu
Tap on Settings
Select Applications
Then Select Application Manager
Navigate through the options until you find the “All” Tab
In the list of apps, find the internet browser and choose the data cache you wish to delete.
Finally, you will have access to a window with special settings in:

- First, tap the Force Close option, to stop the running processes
- Second, navigate to storage
- Tap on Clear cache option
- Then Tap Clear data
- Now hit the delete button

When you next return to your internet browser, it will be the same as the first time you installed it.
We would suggest to stop worrying about these messages and start trying to avoid them without tapping the notification. It would help to have a decent anti-virus to block all malware and help give you some extra internet confidence. When you launch the anti-virus app, have it scan your Samsung Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9 Plus for infection.