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ad stopper #979174
09/19/14 06:12 PM
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Why am I getting so many ads on every site even this one.I'm using adblockerPlus-1-1. There is one right now.A video about kids. Is there a better one that I'm using.


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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979180
09/19/14 06:54 PM
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I think that your computer is possibly infested with malware. I wound do a complete scan with your antivirus software and then scan your computer with Malware Bytes. You can download the free version here https://www.malwarebytes.org/

Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979181
09/19/14 06:55 PM
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Sounds like you're infected.
Adblock Plus can't help if you're already infected.

Check that you didn't unintentionally install an unwanted BHO.
Here's a way to manually check and remove BHO's.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5921042_delete-bho-internet-explorer.html

Here's a method using MalwareBytes
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/204741/shouldhow-do-i-remove-this-bho-file/

You can get MalwareBytes here if you don't have it
https://www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download/

Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979183
09/19/14 07:03 PM
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I'm using malwarebytes I have it install on my pc so it found 2hundred. Finished. It found 6 hundred WOW.

Last edited by kjos; 09/19/14 07:08 PM.

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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979184
09/19/14 07:08 PM
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Sounds like you don't use it often enough. smile

Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979186
09/19/14 07:09 PM
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I should use it more often you bet now I will.
I'm also running SuperAntispyare it found 3 Trojan.Agent/Gen_nullo(short)
144 Detected Threats.
Richard

Last edited by kjos; 09/19/14 07:23 PM.

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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979196
09/19/14 08:04 PM
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Holy mackerel! laugh

Re: ad stopper [Re: Jenny100] #979222
09/20/14 02:03 AM
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I didn't think Malwarebytes takes care of Adware problems. I started getting some garbage so I downloaded ADWCleaner, installed it and when it ran found the little sucker. Even though Makewarebytes and Avast set in the background and watch over things, I run scans of both every Sunday morning. I've also started scanning with ADWCleaner during that time.


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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979231
09/20/14 04:07 AM
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I'm getting bold yellow words in some of the posts. When I run the curser over them add comes up. I've run some scans but they are still there.
I downloaded RegServo is it any good for $30. I scanned my pc and it found 3thousand that just doesn't seem right. I have win 7
Now the bold yellow words are gone funny, I ran a lot of scans maybe that helped.

Richard

Last edited by kjos; 09/20/14 05:48 AM.

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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979280
09/20/14 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted By: kjos
I downloaded RegServo is it any good for $30. I scanned my pc and it found 3thousand that just doesn't seem right. I have win 7
Now the bold yellow words are gone funny, I ran a lot of scans maybe that helped.

Do not download RegServo and certainly do not pay for it. It is a form of malware (rogue program) that pretends to find a lot of problems (which it either causes itself or falsely claims are present) and then tries to charge you money for removing what it put there in the first place.

So yes, 3000 problems is ridiculous -- especially after you cleaned with MalwareBytes.

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110505022238AAoHJ9r

It's possible for MalwareBytes, or any other anti-malware program not to find everything. That's why some people suggest running more than one. But be careful which you use and where you download them from. Some programs that claim to be anti-malware are actually rogue programs that only want to scam you out of your money.

Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979293
09/20/14 10:31 AM
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You have ALOT of bad stuff on your computer. First make sure you have downloaded your weapons from the correct sites,then I think it is time to go into safe mode and run them all again.
I will see if I still have this one website address on my computer that has all kinds of weapons. If I do, I will come back and edit this post and add it.
----------------------------------------------------
Edit: This is an old website,dont know if links are still active.
( http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-features.htm#rec )

Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979295
09/20/14 10:43 AM
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And all this in just the few short weeks you've had this new computer? Something is definitely amiss here. Have you been downloading a lot of stuff? And if you are, where from? A lot of the time massive infections like this come from infected downloads. I would also run CCleaner - it might find a lot of the cookies and other junk left behind by this infection.

I'm working on a laptop right now that had Google Chrome constantly getting reinfected - I was about to uninstall it, but the individual really likes it, so after Malwarebytes and SuperAntispyware and her Security Essentials didn't find it, I tried ADWcleaner. It does a boot scan and found the little sucker in a hidden file. ADWcleaner is one of my favorite little tools. Unfortunately, this laptop has a failing hard drive, so I recovered it as best I could and am sending it home with suggestions about a new computer today.



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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979313
09/20/14 12:34 PM
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If you are still using Windows XP it might be best to upgrade to windows 7 or 8. Windows XP is no longer supported by Microsoft for the home user and no more security updates will be supplied by Microsoft. You may want to take the time to back up your important files and do a complete format and reinstallation of your operating system to make sure that there are no virus or malware still remaining. I wound not do any banking or credit card transactions on that computer until you format the hard drive and reinstall the operating system to be safe. You might want to consider buying an external hard drive and Acronis True Image so you can make a complete backup of your computer so if this happens again you can restore your computer back to when everything is running correctly. Here is the link to Acronis True Image. I have been using this program for about 6 years and it works very well.

http://www.acronis.com/en-us/personal/pc-backup/

Last edited by Donald; 09/20/14 12:37 PM.
Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979327
09/20/14 01:15 PM
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Kjos is using Win 7.


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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979339
09/20/14 02:27 PM
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This is his brand new Windows 7 computer with the awesome gaming hardware.


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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979391
09/20/14 06:12 PM
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I really like ADWcleaner when all else fails that seems to find the hidden problem!


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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979423
09/20/14 10:16 PM
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You say you are using Adblock Plus 1.1 which I take it is for the use with Internet Explorer, well I tried to use it and it dosen't seem to play well with IE and I am not alone, many people complain that Adblock Plus 1.1 does not work well with IE, causes more problems having it than going without it.

Although I use IE more often than my FF, since you seem to running into trouble (and lots of it) I would strongly suggest you use the latest Firefox and then use the latest Adblock Plus which is at version 2.6.4 for Firefox and Adblock Plus works extremely well with FF.

Also, take the above suggestion regarding ADWcleaner and also using these cleaners in Safe Mode.

If all else fails and since it is a relatively new computer, I would format my PC and re-install Win 7 (that is of course your new PC came with a Win7 DVD)

Good luck

Oh by the way, which Security System are you using? and I would also suggest you buy the Malewarebytes Pro, so it would be always active.

Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979437
09/21/14 04:21 AM
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Every thing is going good now. Nothing like before. Very few adds. I use Malwareby Ant-malwar,SUPERantispyware professional,
avast Free Antivirus,ccleaner. AVG 2015. That's about it. I use them about every other day. I installed Adblock Plus works good.

Last edited by kjos; 09/21/14 04:33 AM.

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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979438
09/21/14 04:51 AM
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Every web page I go to avast says web shield has blocked a harmful webpage or file including this one when I have Mozilla Fire-Fox installed on my system. Is it safe to use Mozilla Firefox. What safe site should I use if I wanted to redownload Firefox?
I'm using MSN now as my search. I just deleted Mozilla Firefox now everything is back to normal. Think I will keep it that way.

Last edited by kjos; 09/21/14 08:14 AM.

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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979460
09/21/14 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted By: kjos
What safe site should I use if I wanted to redownload Firefox?

Download Firefox from
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

or if you want the extended service release, from
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/all/

Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979466
09/21/14 09:49 AM
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Thanks Jenny. My luck isn't very good at downloading from the internet.


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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979478
09/21/14 10:42 AM
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It sounds to me like you didn't download Firefox from the real Firefox website. Always download things from the manufacturer website which can be hard to determine sometimes. I would also suggest downloading and installing WOT - Web of Trust. It's a browser add-on which will place small colored circles next to websites when you do a search. Green indicates it's a safe site, orange means it might be questionable and red means others have found some real problems with the website. It's still up to the user to be careful, but it's a good little tool.

Your can get WOT ***here*** And as I've told you, PLEASE feel free to email me any time you're not sure of something, including downloads.


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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979493
09/21/14 12:00 PM
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Thanks Draclvr,will try that one,never heard of it. How does everybody know so much about the internet and I don't. If it wasn't for GB I wouldn't know what to do. Thank you
Richard


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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979496
09/21/14 12:07 PM
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Well here we go Draclvr,I clicked on the website you told me to and here is what I got.FireFox Prevented this site (www.mywot.com) from asking you to install software on your computer. I guess the site wasen't to safe. What do you think.
Richard


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Re: ad stopper [Re: kjos] #979502
09/21/14 12:38 PM
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Default settings are for ALL web installations and ALL downloads to be blocked and considered unsafe. Doesn't mean they are. If you know exactly what the download is, and that it's safe, then configure to allow it.

You can also get the Web of Trust add-on from the Firefox Add-on's site
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wot-safe-browsing-tool/?src=search

or through the Firefox browser itself.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/disable-or-remove-add-ons

Considering all the infections you have, it's possible you have DNS changing malware. The wikipedia has this article on one DNS changing malware operation that has been shut down, but you can be sure there are and will be others.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNSChanger

MalwareBytes blog about Sality (another DNS changing malware)
https://blog.malwarebytes.org/online-security/2014/04/sality-malware-now-features-dns-changer/

If you're infected with a DNS changing malware, you may not be going to the websites you site you think you are, and may not be downloading what you think you are. Or you may be going to your intended website, but have ads and malware downloads added to the websites you're visiting which aren't present on the website itself.

Home routers can also be infected
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/02/...cating-malware/

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