How Do I Stop Adware?

D'Snowth

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Come guys, I neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed to get rid of this AdWare...pop ups, spams, freezes, and crashes galore!!!
 

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Search for McAfee in Google and download their free virus protection, and then it should be able to do a search and block all that.

Otherwise, you might try to delete your cookies. Go under "Search Files" and type in "temporary internet" and then again as "*.tmp" and when it pulls those up, highlight the entire list and delete those. You'll have to sign back in to all your forums, though.
 

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Download either Ad-aware or Spyboot Search & Destroy. And keep them updated. Both do a good job of searching your computer and deleting all cookies and adware if used regularly.
 

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Downloads are what gave me adware in the first place! And I delete my cookies regularly, but I'll try one of those, my computer's as slow as a snail now.
 

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Actually you can't go wrong using them both at once.
 

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I use a good adware/spyware program by LavaSoft,it does a very good job.It's free for personal use.
 

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Yeah, but they make you pay to get rid of it!!! What a rip-off.

This AdWare's getting worse now...I'm starting to get porno pop-ups, and what if my mom uses the computer and sees this?
 

D'Snowth

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Is there a 100% free way to get rid of this thing? These pops are literally making my computer do things it's not supposed to do!
 
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