Have i got a virus?

irishguy1983

I think i do!

Every web page i go too is covered in adds now. When I click on a page I am constantly getting the page i want but also up pops another page (usually asking me to get a Canadian Visa or earn money from home).

Lots of the words I am reading on a webpage are highlighted in green. When i hoover over them with the curser there is an add there asking to click on word and it will take me to another page.

Have i explained this well? Not sure!

How do i get rid of this crap.

Any free virus software out there??

HELP.

advertsfox

irishguy1983 wrote: »

I think i do!

Every web page i go too is covered in adds now. When I click on a page I am constantly getting the page i want but also up pops another page (usually asking me to get a Canadian Visa or earn money from home).

Lots of the words I am reading on a webpage are highlighted in green. When i hoover over them with the curser there is an add there asking to click on word and it will take me to another page.

Have i explained this well? Not sure!

How do i get rid of this crap.

Any free virus software out there??

HELP.

Not a virus but you have Adware. What browser are you using?

yoyo

irishguy1983 wrote: »

I think i do!

Every web page i go too is covered in adds now. When I click on a page I am constantly getting the page i want but also up pops another page (usually asking me to get a Canadian Visa or earn money from home).

Lots of the words I am reading on a webpage are highlighted in green. When i hoover over them with the curser there is an add there asking to click on word and it will take me to another page.

Have i explained this well? Not sure!

How do i get rid of this crap.

Any free virus software out there??

HELP.

If you are using Firefox or Chrome I would start disabling addons/extensions in the browser. Sometimes its a rogue extension that is the culprit. Also I would run ADWCleaner as well. This is a handy free tool to remove browser hijackers

Nick

Recoil12

I know I might be contradicting yoyo but maybe try the adblock plus extension.I find it blocks out most annoying adverts and you can choose to disable it for trusted websites.

Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb

Firefox:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/

jsa112

here's the adwcleaner link for ya

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/

Overheal

Recoil12 wrote: »

I know I might be contradicting yoyo but maybe try the adblock plus extension.I find it blocks out most annoying adverts and you can choose to disable it for trusted websites.

Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb

Firefox:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/

Just go to adblockplus.org from your preferred browser and the website will automatically provide the correct download link for the browser you're visiting from.

Another thing to try is swap Antivirus programs out. Paid AV usually is stronger than free stuff, and to be fair you can just do the free 30 day trials. In which case I say go run a Webroot Complete trial, I've had great luck with it in the past nuking out viruses and adware upon installation

irishguy1983

advertsfox wrote: »

Not a virus but you have Adware. What browser are you using?

I am using Firefox!

irishguy1983

yoyo wrote: »

If you are using Firefox or Chrome I would start disabling addons/extensions in the browser. Sometimes its a rogue extension that is the culprit. Also I would run ADWCleaner as well. This is a handy free tool to remove browser hijackers

Nick

Sounds good. What is ADW Cleaner? Pretend your talking to a child and explain please??!

irishguy1983

jsa112 wrote: »

here's the adwcleaner link for ya

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/

Lovely! Will try that later.

Thanks.

irishguy1983

I used the ADW Cleaner link and that didn't work/niether did the adblock plus thingy.

Any other suggestions? Tis driving me mad now

jsa112

jsa112 wrote: »

Download OTL to your Desktop

• Double click on the icon to run it. Make sure all other windows are closed and to let it run uninterrupted.
• Click the Quick Scan button. Do not change any settings. The scan wont take long.
• When the scan completes, it will open two notepad windows. OTL.Txt and Extras.Txt. These are saved in the same location as OTL.
• Please copy (Edit->Select All, Edit->Copy) the contents of these files here

Do the above

bonzodog2

OP, do you have an AV solution, up-to-date?, run a full san?
There's plenty of free AVs out the: AVG, AVira,Avast, MSE to name a few popular free ones

irishguy1983

bonzodog2 wrote: »

OP, do you have an AV solution, up-to-date?, run a full san?
There's plenty of free AVs out the: AVG, AVira,Avast, MSE to name a few popular free ones

Cheers.

Speak English to me! What is an AV solution?? What are AV's?

bonzodog2

An antivirus program for your PC. Google items in my previous post for free download details.

irishguy1983

bonzodog2 wrote: »

An antivirus program for your PC. Google items in my previous post for free download details.

Cheers.

zenno

Go into firefox add-ons, and type adblock edge 208 in the top right search bar and add to firefox, it's the best there is. Adblock plus can slow down net surfing.

irishguy1983

zenno wrote: »

Go into firefox add-ons, and type adblock edge 208 in the top right search bar and add to firefox, it's the best there is. Adblock plus can slow down net surfing.

Done - hope that works!

zenno

irishguy1983 wrote: »

Done - hope that works!

It will work grand, but just scan with malwarebytes if you haven't already to make sure your system is clean. If you need malwarebytes just download the latest one on the top right of this link and update it after install and scan. http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/

irishguy1983

zenno wrote: »

It will work grand, but just scan with malwarebytes if you haven't already to make sure your system is clean. If you need malwarebytes just download the latest one on the top right of this link and update it after install and scan. http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/

Cheers - didn't work!

I'll check it out again later when i get home!

danjo-xx

irishguy1983 wrote: »

I used the ADW Cleaner link and that didn't work/niether did the adblock plus thingy.

Any other suggestions? Tis driving me mad now

Are you sure your using adwcleaner properly, scan, clean and reboot and then you get a report on screen which you can copy n paste here.


Reboot means shutting down and restarting your pc