For the last few weeks, I have been getting a maddening picture appearing on the screen on my Samsung 5 Smartphone–only when I am on the Straight Dope site. It is a supposed Virus Warning, beginning with the word “Android” and showing a Pokémon-like figure with a rounded head. I got fed up with this when it showed up this morning, and noted the web address–us X .kovjcb3 X .pw (spaces and capital X’s added deliberately). I tried to fight this by adding some applications from Google Play Store. And I went to the AT&T service place where I got the phone; they said the Google applications won’t add to my bill and I might just as well avoid the site on the smartphone. Any suggestions?
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