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evilsweetblock
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Jester

I dont know if this is because of AG or because of a visit from my senile grandmother, but for some reason i'm receiving ads on the AG forums and no where else, as yet been recorded. Whats with this, or am I the only one?

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MrDayCee
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Ads on the Forums?! (Oo)

Could you post a screenshot of this so we can have a look please @evilsweetblock?

nichodemus
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Grand Duke

I had ads on my Forum pages before, realised that they were caused by malware secretly installing themselves onto my computer. Try deleting and thrashing all unknown add-ons in your browser.

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Jester

@nichodemus, I dont know how to do that, how does one do that?

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@evilsweetblock

Which browser are you using?

Firefox

Chrome

Internet Explorer

You might want to disable the ad-on first, in case they aren't malware. Try going into the "Uninstall Program" on your computer to check whether any suspicious looking programs have installed themselves too.

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Jester

@nichodemus
Thank you very much, i found some really weird stuff and i trashed them, my computer is now loading from dead snail on a treadmill pace to dead snail, the norm.

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Do the ads still pop up?

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Jester

@nichodemus
No, I dont think. Also, can I ask another un-AG related technical question here?
Edit: No, The ads no longer flood the windows, but im still getting the roll-over deals.

nichodemus
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You get roll over ads on the Forums?

evilsweetblock
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Jester

I get roll over ads everywhere, my senile grandmother downloaded a bunch of scam computer cleaners, and then I uninstalled most of them, I think, and now I get roll-over ads. Also I uninstalled my speakers or whatever, I cant turn the sound on in my computer, is their a way to fix this as well?

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Speakers:

Control Panel > Action Center > Review Your Computer's Status and Resolve Issues > Trouble Shooting > Trouble Shoot Audio Playback. Select the speakers/jack you deleted and troubleshoot.

If it comes to the crunch, you'll have to do a system restore to reset your computer to an earlier time.

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Roll over ads:

Try checking for more suspicious programs/extensions. If that fails again, uninstall and delete your browser, before reinstalling it. Run a virus scan with a genuine product. Worked for me countless times before.

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