Funny pop up ad on my ipad, Virus?

Hello ladies and gentleman,
I am aware that viruses are quite unlikely on my iPad 4 device, but I have been experiencing some concerning pop up ads in the past days.
Sometimes (not always) when browsing eBay and ign (so far the only sites where I experienced the problem) I get seemingly random pop ups.
A new safari tab will open that always directs me to youquiz.mobi where I am prompted in German (my language) to hit a button for a free registration call.
I am running on wifi, never on 3G. My iOS version is 6.1.3.
So far I believed myself to be a cautios guy. I never clicked any fishy emails or attachments.
My settings are block pop ups enable. I tried cleaning cache and cookies. Didn't seem to work.
I wonder if this could be a problem on my side (iPad corrupted) or have something to do with the sites I browse.
Any ideas on how to proceed? Should I be worried?

Try closing all app in the multi-task windows
1. Double tap the home button to bring up the multi-tasking view
2. Swipe the app's windows upwards to close
3. The app will fly off the screen

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