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Firefox gives me advertisments

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victorn96
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when i am browsing i get interupded with advertisments (not pop ups) it does not mater what page im on after awile i get interupded eighter i get transferd to a advertisment page or a window pops up inside my window not in a new page any one know what to do?

when i am browsing i get interupded with advertisments (not pop ups) it does not mater what page im on after awile i get interupded eighter i get transferd to a advertisment page or a window pops up inside my window not in a new page any one know what to do?

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TonyE
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If you are getting advertisements that are not generated by the sites that you are visiting, you may have some malware installed. Try running several malware scanners. It is best to run several as each will pick up things that the others miss. Some scanners you can try are: