unwanted ads

jasmine33

Hello. I have started to get unwanted ads popping up on my screen. I do have a pop up blocker. They mostly seem to appear when I am on Facebook. How can I prevent this? My hubby wonders if I have a virus.

[Deleted User]

Uninstall any current anti-virus program. Install Avira, update then do a full scan: http://download.cnet.com/Avira-AntiVir-Personal-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10322935.html?part=dl-10322935&subj=dl&!!!!!button&cdlPid=11012914
Install Malwarebytes, update then do a full scan: http://dw.com.com/redir?edId=3&siteId=4&oId=3000-8022_4-10804572&ontId=8022_4&spi=7b3e98daf390ca082fb36b632ae5216b&lop=link&ltype=dl_dlnow&pid=11080953&mfgId=6290020&merId=6290020&pguid=ouLqtAoPjAIAAEUK1jcAAADK&destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.cnet.com%2F3001-8022_4-10804572.html%3Fspi%3D7b3e98daf390ca082fb36b632ae5216b%26part%3Ddl-10804572
Install Superantispyware, update then do a full scan: http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
Install CCleaner and run it: http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/download/58156f96255767aeec553947d393ec2c/
Install any available Windows updates: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

jasmine33

Deleted_User wrote: »

Uninstall any current anti-virus program. Install Avira, update then do a full scan: http://download.cnet.com/Avira-AntiVir-Personal-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10322935.html?part=dl-10322935&subj=dl&!!!!!button&cdlPid=11012914
Install Malwarebytes, update then do a full scan: http://dw.com.com/redir?edId=3&siteId=4&oId=3000-8022_4-10804572&ontId=8022_4&spi=7b3e98daf390ca082fb36b632ae5216b&lop=link&ltype=dl_dlnow&pid=11080953&mfgId=6290020&merId=6290020&pguid=ouLqtAoPjAIAAEUK1jcAAADK&destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.cnet.com%2F3001-8022_4-10804572.html%3Fspi%3D7b3e98daf390ca082fb36b632ae5216b%26part%3Ddl-10804572
Install Superantispyware, update then do a full scan: http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
Install CCleaner and run it: http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/download/58156f96255767aeec553947d393ec2c/
Install any available Windows updates: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

Thanks but do you mean to install them all?

Strider590

Try the Kasperspy online scanner...... You don't need to install anything permanent and you can find out if you've got a virus within an hour or so, for free.

http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/virusscanner

If it shows any infections, post the results back here and im sure one of us can point you in the right direction

[Deleted User]

jasmine33 wrote: »

Thanks but do you mean to install them all?

Afraid so. They all do different jobs.

andy2004

Bad idea to install ALL of them. sometimes they can cause more problems.

Install malwarebytes, update and run a scan, delete anything it finds and upload the log here. notepad will open and copy and paste here.
download, Hijackthis and scan + log file, notepad will open when it done, just copy everything and post here
wait for a reply.

kwikbreaks

By all means scan for a nasty but if you only see these ads from a few sites it is more likely that they are serving the ads in a way that circumvents the popup blocker.

If you'd really been hit by a virus or other malware I think you'd be complaining about the type of ad that is being served as normally they'd be very explicit porno.

Volcano

kwikbreaks wrote: »

If you'd really been hit by a virus or other malware I think you'd be complaining about the type of ad that is being served as normally they'd be very explicit porno.

Not necessarily. Do what andy2004. Malwarebytes saved my pc from the rubbish bin.......

banger9365

simple us firefox and adblock plus, keeps the crap away

[Deleted User]

andy2004 wrote: »

Bad idea to install ALL of them. sometimes they can cause more problems.

Good job at scaring the OP. Back up this statement with facts or pipe down.

Strider590

Not heard or come across problems myself..... But from a fault finding perspective it's never a good idea to do too many things at once. You might fix it, but you'll probably never know what was wrong for future reference and if you do happen to buggar it up, you won't have a clue what actually did it.

In the electronics industry, I'd liken it to replacing every component on a PCB instead of actually getting in there with a good old Hameg dual trace and a Fluke to really get to the bottom of the problem.