Adware

Forum discussion tagged with Adware.
  1. MissMagicalGirl

    Question extension called options keeps showing up on chrome

    There's this weird extension called options that keeps showing up for some reason, my chrome tab will close and when I open it again it will be there and my adblocker will be disabled. I've tried using Malware Bytes and and I've uninstalled and redownloaded chrome, and it still shows up.
  2. M

    Question How do I get rid of Free Auto Clicker adware?

    Soooo I wanted an autoclicker for a certain game, just real quick and free and easy. Turns out it was some yucky program so I uninstalled it. But it kept showing an update message every time on startup that could only be closed using task manager. It was really annoying but I have the files in...
  3. Raydge

    Adware Browser Site On Startup

    So there's this russian adware site that pops up when I start my computer, takes me to a page called "gmaegames.pro" and displays ads. I have found that in the registry it is named as "exinarium.info". I've tried everything from registry data deletion (the lines keep coming back no matter what.)...
  4. X

    (Webbar) Chrome maximize window screwed up

    Hey everyone, I was installing software that came bundled with some junk, and realized too late that I could hit "decline" and the installation would keep going. Anyway, I ended installing some PoS toolbar called "Webbar," and uninstalled it, yet the maximize window on Chrome won't fully...
  5. B

    Adware/Malware pop-up refusing to die

    Hey guys, frustrated here. I made a silly mistake and tried downloading a cracked game, I know I know shame on me for not paying for it and being cheap; long story short I got some badware's with it. Here's my story: Past 2 days I have had the issue with chrome randomly opening up a new tab when...
  6. IvakaS

    PC full of Adware Viruses

    Hello there, two days ago I downloaded some program from the internet and since then I've been having issues when browsing with Opera (just Opera). Many times I click somewhere, adwares like "liveadexchange", "buzzonclick" and many more things redirect me to adds. I searched for solutions...
  7. M

    I have Adware...and I can't get rid of it.

    So I can't even believe I'm making this forum right now. I actually have adware on my pc, and I can't get rid of it. It seems like it only does anything to me on chrome though, sometimes if I simply click on any sort of link in chrome, it will open in a new tab, but the tab I was just on gets...
  8. angelness

    HUGE mystery: Can't get Adware to go away no matter what I do?

    Adware has always been a joke to me. In the past, I've managed to easily remove it off my grandparent's PC or wherever I saw it. It's usually always either a toolbar or an extension. However, recently my PC has become infected and no matter what I do, IT WON'T GO AWAY! I've tried EVERYTHING...
  9. S

    Unable To Remove Unidentified Adware From Laptop

    Just yesterday I noticed random tabs with infected ads opening on chrome. This confused me, as I hadn't downloaded any new files, browsed any porn, etc within the last week. At first I tried to run a system restore, but thanks to a Windows 10 error, my restore point was corrupted and when I...
  10. G

    strange adware that isn't being detected

    I have this adware where in google search it shows adware results, and sometimes it does popups, I tried using hitman pro 3 but it doesn't detect it, I have malwarebytes, did a scan, didn't detect it AND using adwcleaner doesn't detect it, I searched up other questions but no one else has got...
  11. P

    Secure-surf.net Redirect Interfering Browsing Session

    So, I got adware on my computer. And, I'm having a lot of difficulty trying to resolve the issue. I went through countless of articles explaining how to remove this thing, but none of it is working. The first thing that happened was a site called www.launchpad.org came up as my homepage, I got...
  12. J

    Russian Ad Everywere

    I have Russin ads Everywere, i have tried: malewarebytes adwcleaner, alvast free antivirus, ccleaner and malewarebytes. And it doesn't help. I am Dutch by the way and I run Windows 8.1
  13. P

    How to remove this adware?

    Hey guys, I want ask how I remove this adware, it was downloaded without my consent. Say, I write " Data" it is then marked with green and when I hover over it, an ad appears. How do I remove?? This happened after I downloaded "Core Temp" from ALCPU. Help me, please.
  14. C

    I keep getting redirected to random website

    I got a new system a few weeks ago. i installed Windows 10 and Avast Free, and proceeded to use my computer as i always do, a few days later, i started getting redirected to random website when i use google or n4g.com, so i just went and formatted and installed Windows 10 again, after a few days...
  15. G

    How do you delete safesearch.ch?

    For hours I've been looking for a way to remove safesearch.ch as my browser but still no luck. When I tried to delete safe search as my default browser each time it says "This setting is enforced by your aniministator." I also want away without downloading any adware protection service. One...
  16. G

    Adware on my PC

    Hello, I was watching some YouTube today and I saw some really suspicious ads on my PC like insureandgo and you have 1 sms remaining! (These were those ads on YouTube on the side of the page) I ran Avira free AV and Malwarebytes free and nothing was detected. Why? Is this happening! Thanks Ps...
  17. R

    Malware and False Product Key Trojan

    Idiotically, I decided to try and download COD4 from a Mediafire, hoping to replay the nostalgic game. Upon finishing the download, I opened the first folder called "CD1", tried running the setup.exe and halfway through the install, but it closed instantly and product cd key malware instantly...
  18. X

    Ads by Triangulum

    Good evening everyone, I recently picked up an adware by the name of "Ads By Triangulum". I've looked up how to remove it and have tried all of the known fixes, I've system restored, used Hitman Pro, Malwarebytes, and AdwCleaner. The adware isn't on my web browsers, but rather on my gaming...
  19. K

    Adware problem (basically immortal)

    So I have a severe adware problem, I've tried everything, used malwarebytes and adwcleaner, searched for any programs that I don't know were installed and deleted them, done a clean reinstall of firefox and followed every forum I can find with no luck removing it, any help would be appreciated
  20. G

    Web pages have invisible layer over them (Virus?)

    Hi there. Recently I've had a run in with a possible virus that causes an ad to appear whenever i open a page or new tab on chrome, despite the adblockers I use. I think it was called super new tab or something. I searched it up and did some actions to clear it, which involved uninstalling some...