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Pop Up Ads and 'Your PC performance is poor' message.

Red_in_SE8
Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
in Troubleshooting
Whenever I log onto CL on my desktop recently I get these annoying ads and messages. Doesn't happen on other sites. Anyone else getting this problem?

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  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    i'd do a virus check on your computer
  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    An AVG scan is automatically run every day.
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,769
    edited March 2013
    Do you find certain words are highlighted and when you hover over them there is an ad underneath?

    Either way you may be infected with Adware and that's a buggar to get rid of. I recently replaced my PC with a Mac after being infected with Adware. I think I picked mine up from a streaming site that I went into from CL.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,820
    No pop_up ads on CL red. As said, run a virus check. It will be limited to your pc
  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    Rob said:

    Do you find certain words are highlighted and when you hover over them there is an ad underneath?

    Yes, I just noticed that. The word 'Plastic Sugery' in AFKA's post on the Dangerous Dogs thread was highlighed in blue and was a link to an advert.

  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    I had this once and if you look in your browser settings you can see this adware as an extension(sounds very much the same) you can disable it from there
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,769
    Sounds like Adware then I'm afraid. Try googling it for advice. I went round and round in circles, downloading all sorts of Adware cleaners etc. All of them a pile of doodoo. Gave up the ghost eventually. I hope you sort it out better than I could. :-)
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    edited March 2013
    MalwareBytes should sort out your adware problem go to:

    http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=20 scroll down and download it for free then scan your PC.

    Any probs in box me.
  • twiggyaddick
    twiggyaddick Posts: 1,564
    Yes I voutch for malwarebytes great bit of kit!!
  • Norfolk_Addick
    Norfolk_Addick Posts: 2,289
    I was also just about to recommend malwarebytes
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  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Avoid porn sites
  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    eaststandmike said:

    MalwareBytes should sort out your adware problem go to:

    http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=20 scroll down and download it for free then scan your PC.


    Any probs in box me.

    I downloaded it and it found the yontoo virus but it won't fix/remove it unless I pay £20. Am I doing something wrong?

  • Mortimerician
    Mortimerician Posts: 5,222
    You could do a system restore, that'll clean it up. Is it RegCleanPro?
  • NathanPrior
    NathanPrior Posts: 3,577
    I get that on Skype, it's annoying
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,769
    The problem is at the start it's bearable but over time the pop ups keep getting worse and your computer will start getting slower and slower. You'll start getting pop ups telling you your computer is running too slow and advising you to download xxx software to fix it etc, etc. Starts to be a right royal pain in the bum. I gave up eventually (it was time for a new lap top anyway).
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Too much porn.
  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    Managed to fix by downloading something called revo uninstaller to remove the yontoo virus.

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