Safari Redirecting and opening apps

When I visited a website on my iPad, it automatically redirected me and opened the zynga poker app in the App Store.
My iPad is NOT jail broken. I only have the problem when I visit the specific site in question; it doesn't occur on other websites, even ones I have opened at the same time.
Is this a problem with that specific web site in question, or my device?
Could I have picked up some security issues from this website?
Is there anyway to delete Mal/adware from my device?

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I don't want to risk downloading a defective update that causes more headaches than its worth. If it fixes some serious flaws and makes my Mac more secure but messes up with my system and prevents me from running Safari then obviously I won't touch it. I remember installing Security Update 2006-001 that was a nightmare. I had to do a clean OS reinstall after that to get Safari working again and reupdate to 10.3.9 so I can use QuickTime 7.
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After reinstalling OS X Panther and updating to 10.3.9 and running Disk Utility of course (as needed in between major installs) I deliberately did not reinstall Security Update 2006-001 I decided it was more headache than its worth. I had to reinstall OS X to get Safari working again and get rid of that update reinstalling it after that would only return the problem. Then I would have to do a clean reinstall of OS X a third time, update to 10.3.9 and QT 7 to access Safari. Of course I also reinstalled past Apple Security Updates from last year (calendar year 2005) that didn't cause trouble.
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3) It's a crap network. Are you using your own network, or using someone else's free network? Sometimes free networks will inject all kinds of advertising stuff as a means for paying for the service. The solution here would be, as with #1, stop using that network.
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Description:
On unlocking the device with Touch ID a burst of white light is produced from the Top Left/Right corners of the screen.
It happens when more than two folders are created i.e three/four folders each having some applications and the phone is locked while on the same screen.
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Steps to reproduce:
1. Configure Touch ID
2. Use Black/Dark wallpaper on Home & Lock Screen.
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4. Being on Home Screen lock the phone.
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7. Go back to Home Screen and lock the phone.
8. Unlock with Touch ID and there is no Burst of White Light.
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Repeat step 1 and 2 as listed above.
1. Go to the second screen (after home screen) and create three or four folders with applications in it.
2. Lock the iPhone while on the same screen.
3. Unlock with Touch ID and there is a Burst of White Light.
4. Now drag or remove the folders with only two left.
5. Lock the iPhone while on the same screen.
6. Unlock with Touch ID and there is no Burst of White Light.
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Burst of White Light when apps added to a folder and unlocked with Touch ID. This is noticed since the update iOS 7.0.6 [11B651]
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