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Annoying pop up message

Lately I keep on getting a message asking me if I want to leave or stay on this page and it is driving me mad :mad: How do I get rid of it any one know? Windows 10 explorer. Thanks
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  • vuvuzela
    vuvuzela Posts: 3,648 Forumite
    Lately I keep on getting a message asking me if I want to leave or stay on this page and it is driving me mad :mad: How do I get rid of it any one know? Windows 10 explorer. Thanks

    Which page ? Is it on every website or just one/a few ?
    have you run a anti-malware scan recently ?
  • try scanning your system for malwares.
  • Tropez
    Tropez Posts: 3,696 Forumite
    Have you noticed this happening a lot on Facebook or other such sites with 'forms' or 'boxes' to fill?

    Sometimes if you've accidentally hit a key and put a space, or a character into a form on a page, particularly on sites like Facebook, the site will ask whether you want to leave without finishing your message.
  • wongataa
    wongataa Posts: 2,718 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Lately I keep on getting a message asking me if I want to leave or stay on this page and it is driving me mad :mad: How do I get rid of it any one know? Windows 10 explorer. Thanks
    What is Windows 10 Explorer? Are you using Internet Explorer on Windows 10 or the defaulr Edge browser on Windows 10? Or are you using Internet Explorer 10 on a different Windows version?
  • yummy_mummy_2
    yummy_mummy_2 Posts: 210 Forumite
    edited 9 March 2016 at 11:56AM
    On home page and if I am on eBay? and other sites too.. have done a scan with Malware bytes nothing showing up ...Windows 10 MSN UK home. Windows internet explorer.
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    There are some sites that have it built into the site when you click the exit button .
  • Yep that is what is happening when I click exit button ...Never used to happen ...Can it be disabled it is so annoying.
  • hans_2
    hans_2 Posts: 420 Forumite
    click on the gear wheel icon at the top right and select Internet options.

    select the Security tab and click the Custom level button

    scroll down to Scripting, then under Active Scripting, click disable

    click OK.
  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    Yeah right. Then prepare for other annoyances because stuff that used to work just fine doesn't any more.
  • I did try that but I noticed when home page loads a lot of pics and stuff are no longer there.. So this is not an ideal solution :(
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