weslgarlic Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Every five minutes or so my computer has Unwanted Adverts Playing In The Background It's either Vanish , Dettol or Optrex I have used Search and Destroy programme to get rid of unwanted downloads , and i thought they had stopped. but tonight they have started up again and I can't find their source of origin I must have downloaded them somehow Has anyone else got unwanted adverts playing in the background ? any ideas how to stop them , i have e-mailled all three companies mentioned but have got no responce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I've never seen that but it has to be damned annoying. It pays to advertise but get the hell out of my face, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Do you mean the pop up type of ads? You should be able to activate your pop-up blocker to prevent those ads from coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 Now its Quantum finish too its audio recordings that play in the background , they just play randomly They are so annoying , i will never buy those products again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil. Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Do you mean on this site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 Do you mean on this site? No its audio recordings that play in the background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil. Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 No its audio recordings that play in the background Do you mean when you start up the computer or when you go to a certain site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 Do you mean when you start up the computer or when you go to a certain site? NO they just play randomly regards of what im doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil. Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Have you installed any Video/media players recently ? or logged in using social media ? My last guess would be have you entered any online cleaning products contests...I do hope you find the cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 Have you installed any Video/media players recently ? or logged in using social media ? My last guess would be have you entered any online cleaning products contests...I do hope you find the cause. I have used the Search and Destroy programme again ... fingers crossed it appears to have stopped them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 This is what happens when you spend too much time on a computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clw Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 did you try a system restore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 did you try a system restore not sure what that is ... but guess what ............that's right .................they've started playing again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clw Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Do you have apple or Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Do you have apple or Mac Neither its a HP laptop ..I have used the Search and Destroy again and it appears to have stopped it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clw Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Neither its a HP laptop ..I have used the Search and Destroy again and it appears to have stopped it again ok,it must have windows on it then,I have used search and destroy too,hope it works for ya now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 ok,it must have windows on it then,I have used search and destroy too,hope it works for ya now I have used search and destroy and they appear to go , then out of the blue they reappear , i think they're linked to PC performance website downloads which reappear everytime i switch the computer back on even though i thought i get rid of them in the previous session they can go days on end without playing then they start again , like today again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 i seem to be getting games pop up on this website only ..... when i click, i get a box appearing covering the page wanting me to play some game .... how do i get rid of those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 they are playing again and are dam annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil. Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 To get rid of all annoying ads, pop ups etc, has anyone thought about installing Adblockplus. It is very effective, easy to use and free. Then just do a quick scan to check for malware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 To get rid of all annoying ads, pop ups etc, has anyone thought about installing Adblockplus. It is very effective, easy to use and free. Then just do a quick scan to check for malware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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