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    How to get rid of these adwares

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by resolehtmai, Oct 16, 2012.

  1. resolehtmai

    resolehtmai Notebook Enthusiast

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    If i visit any website in chrome or IE, some of the plain text words of the website are automatically converted into links.
    when i hover the mouse pointer over those words, the stupid make money at home kinda ads expand.
    These ads are not provided by the website.and to any website i go, the same kinda ads appear.
    Here's a screenshot
    Ads.jpg

    i scanned the computer through super antispyware and malwarebytes but the problem persists.

    I want to avoid reinstalling as all my autofill informations will get lost.
    Plz tell me how to get rid of these.
     
    resolehtmai, Oct 16, 2012
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    See it even put link on my above post :mad:

    Another Ad.jpg
     
    resolehtmai, Oct 16, 2012
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    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You download Firefox and install adblock plus ;)

    Known Adblock Plus subscriptions

    Follow the above link for extra filters

    I would recommend the easylist english and easyprivacy. Fanboy's list/tracking protection/annoyances. The last one is the "malware domains" subscription.

    Oh, and I would recommend subbing to sonme some extra filters for your country
     
    Mobius 1, Oct 16, 2012
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    firefox is working fine.
    but how to resolve the chrome and IE things.
    ive tried using the adblock of chrome and it dint help either. :-(
     
    resolehtmai, Oct 16, 2012
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    IE generally doesn't work.

    What chrome add on are you using? (link please)
     
    Mobius 1, Oct 19, 2012
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    Check your control panel and see if there is any unwanted software is installed. Sometimes any software or toolbar or add on also supports these kind of ads.
     
    dj07, Jan 3, 2013
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    Hence why free is not always free. With Google, everything they do is designed to make them money. The polar opposite of Firefox.

    As for ads and ad block, one website even had the audacity to ask me to remove my adblock because they needed the revenue.
     
    Krane, Jan 11, 2014
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