Remove Pop-Up Ads & Advertisements from Web Browser (Help Guide)

If your web browser is constantly being redirected to suspicious website, or you are seeing intrusive ads on the websites that you visit, then your computer may be infected with an adware or a potentially unwanted program. The advertisements that are displayed by adware will typically be shown in the header in strange positions or overlaying the content of the web page.

These unwanted advertisements usually caused by adware installed on your computer. These adware programs are bundled with other free software that you download off of the Internet. Unfortunately, some free downloads do not adequately disclose that other software will also be installed and you may find that you have installed adware without your knowledge.

Once a malicious program is installed, whenever you will browse the Internet, an ads will randomly pop-up and your browser may be redirected to malicious websites.
The advertisements may have a different text under the pop-up: “Powered by (adware name)“, “Brought to you by (adware name)“, “Sponsored by (adware name)“, “Ads by (adware name)” or “Ads by (adware name)“.

Other common symptoms include:

• Advertising banners are injected with the web pages that you are visiting.
• Random web page text is turned into hyperlinks.
• Browser popups appear which recommend fake updates or other software.
• Other unwanted adware programs might get installed without the user’s knowledge.

Adware can slow down your PC. It can also slow down your Internet connection by downloading advertisements. Sometimes programming flaws in the adware can make your computer unstable. Advertising pop-ups can also distract you and waste your time if they have to be closed before you can continue using your PC.

If your computer is infected with adware or any other type of malicious software, you can follow the below guide to easily clean up your computer.
This guide was written to help users remove pop-up ads and advertisements that are caused by adware and other malicious programs, if your just looking for a way to block ads, then you can use a free browser extension like Adblock Plus.

The below instructions are for Windows users, however we also have an Android guide

and a Mac OS guide which should help clean up your device.

Remove Pop-Up Ads & Advertisements from Web Browser (Help Guide)

This malware removal guide may appear overwhelming due to the amount of the steps and numerous programs that are being used. We have only written it this way to provide clear, detailed, and easy to understand instructions that anyone can use to remove malware for free.

Please perform all the steps in the correct order. If you have any questions or doubt at any point, STOP and ask for our assistance

To remove adware and unwanted pop-ups, follow these steps

• STEP 1: Uninstall the malicious programs from Windows
• STEP 2: Use AdwCleaner to remove adware from the computer
• STEP 3: Scan and clean your computer with Malwarebytes
• STEP 4: Double-check for malicious programs with HitmanPro
• (OPTIONAL) STEP 5: Use Zemana AntiMalware Portable to remove browser hijackers
• (OPTIONAL) STEP 6: Reset your browser to the default settings

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STEP 1 : Uninstall the malicious programs from Windows

In this first step, we will try to identify and remove any malicious program that might be installed on your computer.

1. Go to the uninstall menu.
   
   • Windows 10 or Windows 8
2. Windows 7 or Windows Vista