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POP UP ADVERTS ON FORUM
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:06 pm
by motorman
Re: POP UP ADVERTS ON FORUM
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:11 pm
by nickjones
Hi Alex.
There are no pop up ads on the forum, sounds like you picked up a piece of adware.
Re: POP UP ADVERTS ON FORUM
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:13 pm
by nickjones
Probably the easiest way to get rid of it is by resetting your pc to an earlier date
Re: POP UP ADVERTS ON FORUM
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:16 pm
by johnboy
Oh dear mm, have you been clicking on things that you shouldn't have?
Re: POP UP ADVERTS ON FORUM
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:35 pm
by motorman
Nightmare, How do i get rid of it guys?
Re: POP UP ADVERTS ON FORUM
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:38 pm
by johnboy
motorman wrote:Nightmare, How do i get rid of it guys?
I'd clear your cache and temp files first and then run a virus scan to see if anything is picked up before doing anything else.
Re: POP UP ADVERTS ON FORUM
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:44 pm
by motorman
Just found a rogue program called "Start saving" which installed itself 2 days ago. Interestingly enough i just did an AVG virus scan upgrade 2 days ago aswell!! How co-incidental. I have now uninstalled this program which seems to have solved the problem for the moment. Nightmare.
Thanks guys and sorry for shouting Nick.... i hope you can forgive me
Re: POP UP ADVERTS ON FORUM
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:56 pm
by johnboy
motorman wrote:Just found a rogue program called "Start saving" which installed itself 2 days ago. Interestingly enough i just did an AVG virus scan upgrade 2 days ago aswell!! How co-incidental. I have now uninstalled this program which seems to have solved the problem for the moment. Nightmare.
Thanks guys and sorry for shouting Nick.... i hope you can forgive me
Glad it's sorted mm, deep breaths.... There's lots of unscrupulous people out there, it seems like they're just waiting to pounce and install the nasty stuff and hijack your browser.
Re: POP UP ADVERTS ON FORUM
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 5:02 pm
by nickjones
No problem Alex, I know how frustrating these things can be.
Re: POP UP ADVERTS ON FORUM
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:08 pm
by fixer
Alex have you been cruising those Bulgarian sites again