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Unwanted pop ups driving me mad

ozbird1
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Can anyone help please, I think I know which site they came off - every time I open a new page I get a full screen advert. Also various words are now highlighted in green which also produce a pop up even if I don't put my curser near them :eek:
I have looked on the control panel at add/remove programmes and can't see anything unusual .................
I have looked on the control panel at add/remove programmes and can't see anything unusual .................
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Probably best to post on the Techie Stuff board (sounds like a virus of some sort)
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=290 -
Yup, either a trojan or a worm
Malwarebytes is about as good as anything to remove this kind of thing.0
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