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Why am I getting all these pop up ads? I don't get nearly as many if I use Internet Explorer.

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lsnbert
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When i go to my homepage (Yahoo), these ads pop up and flash to get your attention. As many as three or four ads at a time. Do I have a malware problem or what?

When i go to my homepage (Yahoo), these ads pop up and flash to get your attention. As many as three or four ads at a time. Do I have a malware problem or what?

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philipp
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hello, yes this looks quite like a problem with adware on your pc.

please reset firefox and also go to the windows control panel / programs and remove all toolbars or potentially unwanted software from there and run a full scan of your system with the security software that you have in place and different other tools like the free version of malwarebytes & adwcleaner.

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