I keep geting a Pop up virus detection warning

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 (2015)

This is a touchscreen tablet manufactured by Samsung that was released in September 2015.

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I keep getting a popup message that I have 4 viruses and that I must immediately

install applock from Google play. Is this for real?

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That is not a real message.

How would a phone know that it has a virus without first having a virus detection software installed in the first place?

Install a legitimate anti-virus software like AVG, Avast, COMODO, or TrendMicro.

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Petabyte Studios @petabytestudios Rep: 49 6 2 · Answer 1 · 2018-03-19T10:03:21-07:00

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It isn't real. They just want you to get their app.

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