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Really annoying popups!

monty100
monty100 Posts: 158 Forumite
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All of a sudden our computer screen is being plagued by popups - bottom and rh side, and also when going to other pages it seems to force open a 'take our survey' page every time.

Have done a system restore to a point a week or so ago before this started, but still coming up. Each time I do a scan it is identifying a medium risk ad-something, which I quarantine and then remove, but still happening.

What am I doing wrong?
Taking control, slowly.:rotfl: :rotfl:
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  • Oblivion
    Oblivion Posts: 20,248 Forumite
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    I seem to be getting a lot more now as well. Win 7, IE11 ... I haven't changed any settings as far as I'm aware and it's bloody annoying. :mad:
    ... Dave
    Happily retired and enjoying my 14th year of leisure
    I am cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.
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  • John_Gray
    John_Gray Posts: 5,845 Forumite
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    [Could apply to both previous posters]

    Have you tried running the free version of Malwarebytes' AntiMalware? Make sure you choose the right download, and, on installation, don't choose the free trial of the Pro version unless you want it.

    Set it to do a Quick Scan first to pull out anything obvious (if present) and then the Full scan. Scan time depends on the amount of disk space used by files, and it could be an hour or more.
  • monty100
    monty100 Posts: 158 Forumite
    Thanks I will try that.
    Taking control, slowly.:rotfl: :rotfl:
  • Laz123
    Laz123 Posts: 1,742 Forumite
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    MBAM doesn't always pick up these hijack viruses (yes, they are viruses because they self replicate). 2 good programs to get rid of these are RogueKiller and ADWCleaner.
  • albionrovers
    albionrovers Posts: 2,028 Forumite
    Laz123 wrote: »
    MBAM doesn't always pick up these hijack viruses (yes, they are viruses because they self replicate). 2 good programs to get rid of these are RogueKiller and ADWCleaner.

    How do I know you're not a hijacker? It's a paranoid world we live in these days eh? :)
  • Laz123
    Laz123 Posts: 1,742 Forumite
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    albionrovers wrote: »
    How do I know you're not a hijacker? It's a paranoid world we live in these days eh? :)

    If I told you who I really was I'd have to kill you ;)
  • John_Gray
    John_Gray Posts: 5,845 Forumite
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    Laz123 wrote: »
    If I told you who I really was I'd have to kill you ;)
    Promises, promises! :D
  • John_Gray
    John_Gray Posts: 5,845 Forumite
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    Laz123 wrote: »
    MBAM doesn't always pick up these hijack viruses (yes, they are viruses because they self replicate). 2 good programs to get rid of these are RogueKiller and ADWCleaner.
    Maybe, but MBAM is a good start.
  • monty100
    monty100 Posts: 158 Forumite
    AMWB did the trick. Thanks. Will be sure to run it regularly from now on.:j
    Taking control, slowly.:rotfl: :rotfl:
  • AndysDad
    AndysDad Posts: 694 Forumite
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    monty100 wrote: »
    AMWB did the trick. Thanks. Will be sure to run it regularly from now on.:j
    What's AMWB............
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