I keep getting an annoying advert that pops up randomly about a lottery for an American green card. Could anyone please advise me how I can get rid of it ?
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I keep getting an annoying advert that pops up randomly about a lottery for an American green card. Could anyone please advise me how I can get rid of it ?
am having the same probs
Firefox + Adblock Plus
Hi Painter & Mr P,Quote:
Originally Posted by painter
You may had an adware infection which is producing the annoying pop-ups. Try downloading Malwarebytes (it's free) by clicking here. It should clean out the nasties.
Hope this helps!
-Graham
you could also try malware fighter by IO...also free...you need the pro version on malwarebytes which is not free
combofix from bleeping computer site
download it to your desktop
restart the pc in safemode [keep hitting f8 key on start up]
select safemode with networking from list.
log in
double click combofix on your desktop
ignore the anti virus warning
sitback and wait.
dx
Thanks everyone. Adblock seems to have fixed it .
Glad you got it sorted Painter. I'd still suggest running a scan with either Malwarbytes or one of the other options mentioned, as AdBlock is just hiding the ad and as such it's treating the symptom instead of the cause. A quick malware/adware scan could save you from further problems down the line.Quote:
Originally Posted by painter
-Graham
a. Do the ads appear on any particular website?
I would like to inform you that the ads are provided by the website and that cannot be disabled.
If you have already tried enabling pop-up blockers, I would suggest you to disable ad-ons and check if that helps.
Steps:
a. Go to Desktop, Open Internet Explorer.
b. Top right corner, select “setting”.
c. Under settings select “manage ad-ons”.
d. Under “Add-on Type” select “Toolbars and Extensions”.
e. Select the Particular add-on and Disable.
For issues on Google Chrome, I would suggest you post the query in Google Chrome forum.