Help HELP: Note 4, Virus Hijacked blue globe icon browser

[1belmondo]

Hello everybody! Please help me get rid of a virus.
My friend gave me a link to see a UFC fight. So I opened it. In one of those clicks, an announcement came up on the phone saying: (literally) "The phone at online - av.xyz says: Warning! Your phone is infected with viruses immediate scan is required. It has an OK at the bottom. But, now we all know the OK is to install something really bad on the phone. The browser I was using, was the blue globe round icon. So, virus is in that browser. Not on Google. So, now every time I open the browser the same announcement comes up over an over an over, not letting me use that browser. I tried to get rid of it opening the settings, application manager & clearing data. But, this blue globe icon is not there. Please help! Thank you

 

[mikedt]

Clear the data and cache for the browser.

 

[Dannydet]

Listen to mikedt and start using Chrome as your default browser. Also use an ad blocker such as adguard.

 

[1belmondo]

Clear the data and cache for the browser.

Thank you mikedt. But, what are the steps? I know how to do that for Google but not for this browser. Thanks again.

 

[JaronH]

Do you know how to get to the settings menu of your browser? If so, please send a screenshot, if possible.

 

[electricpete]

Thank you mikedt. But, what are the steps? I know how to do that for Google but not for this browser. Thanks again.

Go to android settings. Click on "apps" or "app manager". Find your browser and click on it. Click on "storage"'. Look for buttons "clear data" and "clear cache"