[scottmandue]

My phone (and I think most all android phones) came with the green shield icon that scans every app I upload before installing it.

So yesterday I was waiting at the Dr. office and playing my favorite (and only) game I have on my phone, video poker. It is a free app so it has commercials scrolling across in a small banner at the top.

Often the banner add says something like "virus detected!!! Click here to clean"
I just write those off to phishing scams and ignore just like any add in the sidebar.

But this time, for the first time, my phone was possessed and I got a full screen alert to a virus and no easy way to exit that screen. I just rebooted the phone and it has been working fine... so far.

Should I be concerned or are the spamers just stepping up their game?

TIA