Do you want to download “ids”?

Do you want to download “ids”?

Do you want to download “ids” belongs to the software class of so-called browser hijackers. Only Do you want to download “ids” is specifically aimed at targeting Apple iOS devices, i.e. iPads, iPhones and iPods.

You can always tell when your device has been infected by an app like Do you want to download “ids” by noticing substantial changes to the interface of your main browser, be it Chrome, Safari or some other one. For example, you will likely see changes made to the browser’s homepage and/or its default search engine. Usually these will be websites that have paid the hijacker developers to be popularized or have their traffic count boosted. But browser hijackers like Do you want to download “ids” can usually also cause page redirects to such sites as another means of promoting them.

In addition to the above, your browsing experience will most probably start being plagued by streams endless popups, colorful banners and other online ads that seem to appear out of nowhere. Should this be the case, then you’ve most likely also have enough of all this and are now eager to remove Do you want to download “ids” from your iPhone or iPad as soon as possible. And we understand you completely.

That is why our team has prepared the below removal guide – to help users such as yourself successfully deal with this browser hijacker infection.

Aside from the frustration from all the ads, though, there’s also another fairly serious reason to uninstall this app from your device. Specifically, you may face exposure to malware and viruses as a result of its advertising practices. So in order to minimize the risk of landing some Trojan or ransomware virus, it’s best to do away with the hijacker for good.

SUMMARY:

Name	Do you want to download “ids”
Type	Browser Hijacker
Danger Level	Medium (nowhere near threats like Ransomware, but still a security risk)
Symptoms	Streams of various types of online advertising materials invading the main browser during online sessions.
Distribution Method	Typically as part of various free applications that  may or may not have been obtained from the official App Store.

Do you want to download “ids” Removal

If the Do you want to download “ids” pop-up is on your screen at the moment, you must close it before you start the process of removing the hijacker that has brought it to your screen. In some cases, you may be able to close the pop-up if it has a Close or X button on it but it is not recommended to do that because you may end up getting redirected to a site with misleading and/or unsafe content. Oftentimes, tapping on that button would count as if you have tapped on the pop-up itself, thus triggering the redirect. Therefore, it is best to close the pop-up by double-tapping on your device’s Home Screen button and then closing all the apps from there. If the pop-up stays on your screen even after that, turn off your Wi-Fi connection and/or mobile data and restart your device – the pop-up should no longer appear for the time being and you won’t get disrupted by it while trying to remove the hijacker.

Next, you must find and remove any sketchy and potentially unwanted apps from your device that may have brought the hijacker into your device. In most cases, browser hijackers for iPhones get installed alongside apps that users willingly install. Such apps that carry hijackers in them are almost never from the official Apple Apple App Store and are most of the time downloaded from third-party download platforms where the security standards aren’t as strict and less reliable software could get uploaded there.

Considering what was mentioned thus far, take a look at the apps installed on your device and if any of them come from third-party download sources and/or have been installed around the time you started getting the aggressive Do you want to download “ids” pop-ups, you should probably uninstall them. To uninstall an app from your iPhone, simply tap on it and hold the tap until a small X appears over the application. Then select this X to uninstall the app. If there are several apps you suspect of causing problems, uninstall all of them one by one until you figure out which apps is being problematic. After this, you can re-install the ones that weren’t connected to the hijacker.

Even if you are no longer getting the Do you want to download “ids” pop-up, you should still clean your browser’s data and enable all broser security measures so as to ensure that there’s no chance of the pop-up starting to appear again.

To do this, go to your device’s Settings, find the settings for Safari and open them. In there, you must check if the Fraudulent Website Warning and the Block Pop-ups options are enabled. If they are currently disabled, you should enable them. Afterwards, you must clear the history and data of the browser – there is a button in the Safari settings labeled Clear History and Browsing data so tap on it and confirm the action. This will delete all data from the browser that may store any records of the hijacker, hopefully ridding your device of the last remnants of the unwanted software. However, you must know that this action will also result in getting logged out of all site accounts you were logged into through Safari so make sure that you know your login details so that you can enter these accounts again afterwards.

This final step must only be completed if none of the instructions so far have worked out for you and you are still getting bothered by the Do you want to download “ids” pop-up. If this unpleasant message keeps appearing on your screen, then we suggest you perform a Factory Reset. This will clear all data from your device and return the iPhone to its factory settings so there’s virtually no chance that the hijacker manages to remain on the device after this. However, you before you complete this action, you must ensure that your data is backed up so that you don’t lose anything important in the process. Luckily, iPhones have an automatic backup feature that saves app data to the iCloud. All you have to do is make sure that this feature is enabled for the apps on your device that store data important to you.

To see the current status of the backup feature, go to Settings and select your Apple profile at the top. Then tap on the iCloud option to see what apps are getting their data automatically backed up on the iCloud – if all the ones that store data important to you have this feature enabled for them, you are good to go. We suggest that you enable the backup feature for all of the apps listed there so that you don’t accidentally lose some important data without realizing it.

• Should you create a full backup on iCloud?
  This is a question that lots of you may be asking themselves and though it may seem like the best solution, in this case this may actually cause more harm than good. The reason is that the hijacker that’s currently present on your iPhone is likely to get saved on the backup too and once you Factory Reset the device and use the full backup to restore your data, you would get the hijacker added to the device all over again.

Now, once you have confirmed that your apps are getting backed up on the iCloud, it is time to perform the Factory Reset. To do this, go to Settings again, scroll down, and select the Reset option. The device will ask you if you really want to proceed with this action, explaining the consequences of it so provide your confirmation by tapping on yes and follow the next steps until the resetting process begins. Depending on different factors, the process may take some time to finish so you must stay patient and you must not turn off your phone or attempt to do anything else on it or else you may cause serious harm to the system that only a professional may be able to fix. Once the Factory Reset is completed and your device starts again, you will have to set up your preferences as if you have just bought the iPhone so do that. After you are done, you should be able to use the device normally, without getting interrupted by the unpleasant Do you want to download “ids” message.