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Verified ✔️
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Australia
Posts: 6,041
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Can't get rid of Adware
Recently I've downloaded something and now I've got all these ads that look like this: http://gyazo.com/1207fade357407e35825a658ee4d34a3.png (Unsupported image host) I've tried deleting programs, tried installing adblock, and I've even reset my entire safari client, but still nothing gets rid of it. Is there anyone here who knows how to deal with this stuff? |
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: US
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I bet you use a Mac
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Verified ✔️
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Australia
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yes ;-;
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 3,204
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You have to download Adware removing software on the internet (just Google Remove Adware), but I personally don't trust that stuff so I just restored my PC to factory settings.
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Verified ✔️
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Australia
Posts: 6,041
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I tried one of those, I spent an hour an half scanning my laptop to find 0 viruses ._.
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Egypt
Posts: 2,939
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Try using another web browser.
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The Unwanted Critic
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 3,639
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What browser are using? It might be a web extension you need to remove.
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Cold one with the boys ✔️
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,305
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Had this recently, Jump flip always sticks to things you download noticeably. You have to go to uninstall a program in "start" (i'm pc, so i'm not sure about mac) and then click uninstall and it's gone I believe mine came with addblock plus |
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 201
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If you use chrome you can use ad blocking extensions
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 3,204
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Adware isn't bound to a browser, it is downloaded to the computer programs and it's usually undetectable, it runs in all applications.
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Cold one with the boys ✔️
Join Date: Jun 2012
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Should be fixed.
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 6,359
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Does Mac not have the equivalent to a System Restore? If so, just restore it to a few days ago.
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 963
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iobit. Try scanning your pc. I believe a powerfull uninstaller that removes all unnecessary files comes with it, might wanna try that out too if you found out what is causing it.
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michael
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Hyrule
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