Phone Hacked?

[Thisoldbird]

I'm assuming my phone has been hacked. .
Never happened to me before so it's a guess.

I downloaded AVG free antivirus that I used on a laptop a few years ago but it's not helped.

Can anyone help a 'old' damsel in distress, please.

[Old_Geezer]

Being 'hacked' may not show up on a virus scan.

Your laptop is likely to be Windows, your phone not. Maybe that is why it didn't work.

What makes you think it's been 'hacked' ?

[Buenchico]

I've never known any phone to actually be hacked. (The 'phone hacking' which was allegedly used by some newspapers years ago was actually only getting into people's voicemails, rather than being able to hear their phone calls).

So what's the actual problem that you're having with your phone, Thisoldbird?

[Thisoldbird]

Thanks old geezer, I have dozens of notifications supposedly from Chrome xiiowt.scyarate.com that I've a virus or something is infected..

[Buenchico]

Assuming that it's an Android phone, start here:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/9924802?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid

[Old_Geezer]

Hmmm....

Google seems to find hits for "xiiowt".

https://www.google.com/search?q=xiiowt&;sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

[Thisoldbird]

Thank you Buenchico I'm prob not using the correct term.

As I've said on oldgeezers reply..
Chrome xiiowt.scyarate.com keeps adding notifications on my phone telling me a virus or someone tried to open something..

[Peter Pedant]

well hot off the press !

How do I get rid of Chrome fake virus notifications?
Change Chrome Notification Settings on Android
Open the Chrome app.
To the right of the address bar, tap More ⋮ > Settings.
Tap Site Settings > Notifications.
Tap the suspicious website, then tap either Block or Remove.
4 Jul 2023

another site says they are fake OR caused by app incompatibility or interference

[Buenchico]

My guess, Thisoldbird, is that the word you're actually seeking is 'malware'. That's why I've provided the link above, which will hopefully help you to get rid of it.

[Peter Pedant]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)
does infect iphones

very unlikely you have it

Angela merkel did

[Thisoldbird]

Thank you all..I'll look into all replies shortly.

[Thisoldbird]

Thank you all. Once again Answerbank to the rescue.

I followed advice here and hey presto I think its sorted.

I should sleep tonight now..thank you