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    Default Annoying Advert

    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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    am having the same probs

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    Firefox + Adblock Plus
    “We're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine....
    And the machine is bleeding to death."


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    Quote Originally Posted by painter View Post
    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 ?
    Hi Painter & Mr P,

    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

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    you could also try malware fighter by IO...also free...you need the pro version on malwarebytes which is not free

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    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.

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    Thanks everyone. Adblock seems to have fixed it .

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    Quote Originally Posted by painter View Post
    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.

    -Graham

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    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.

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