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Hey guys! So, my computer was recently infected with tons of malware through who knows what, and I safely got out of it. What stayed though, was the adware. Every single time I turn on my computer this random ad opens up in chrome automatically. I've done everything that I was told. I already had malwarebytes and I preformed a threat scan, I use hitman pro daily now, used adware removal programs and used ccleaner when prompted to. I still get ads, can somebody please explain why this is happening and how to fix it? Thank you for taking the time out of your day to help :)

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Specs:

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Processor: i7 4790k @4.7ghz
Game destroyer: Msi GTX 970 4GD5 OC (Soon to be a 1080 or Titan)
Mobo: MSI Z97I AC mini ITX motherboard 
Fridge: NZXT Kraken X31 120mm liquid cooler
Lambo: Samsung 850 EVO 120gb SSD
Honda Civic: Random Toshiba 2TB 7200rpm HDD
PSU: EVGA Supernova 650 g2 (Currently out for RMA)
Case: NZXT S340 Midtower PC case

 
 

 

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I've used this once already....let's see if second time is the charm lol

I'm a person, you're a person...Together, we are people.

 

 

 

 

Bob Ross is the greatest painter ever! Happy trees!

Specs:

Spoiler

Processor: i7 4790k @4.7ghz
Game destroyer: Msi GTX 970 4GD5 OC (Soon to be a 1080 or Titan)
Mobo: MSI Z97I AC mini ITX motherboard 
Fridge: NZXT Kraken X31 120mm liquid cooler
Lambo: Samsung 850 EVO 120gb SSD
Honda Civic: Random Toshiba 2TB 7200rpm HDD
PSU: EVGA Supernova 650 g2 (Currently out for RMA)
Case: NZXT S340 Midtower PC case

 
 

 

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3 minutes ago, BrooklynD said:

Hey! I had that problem too... I found this tool on the internet and it's one of the best adware removers out there! 99% guaranteed it will remove it.

 

Download it here: https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/1-adwcleaner/

 

Hope I helped!

Thanks for the suggestion though!

I'm a person, you're a person...Together, we are people.

 

 

 

 

Bob Ross is the greatest painter ever! Happy trees!

Specs:

Spoiler

Processor: i7 4790k @4.7ghz
Game destroyer: Msi GTX 970 4GD5 OC (Soon to be a 1080 or Titan)
Mobo: MSI Z97I AC mini ITX motherboard 
Fridge: NZXT Kraken X31 120mm liquid cooler
Lambo: Samsung 850 EVO 120gb SSD
Honda Civic: Random Toshiba 2TB 7200rpm HDD
PSU: EVGA Supernova 650 g2 (Currently out for RMA)
Case: NZXT S340 Midtower PC case

 
 

 

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12 minutes ago, EBDoesStuff said:

Hey guys! So, my computer was recently infected with tons of malware through who knows what, and I safely got out of it. What stayed though, was the adware. Every single time I turn on my computer this random ad opens up in chrome automatically. I've done everything that I was told. I already had malwarebytes and I preformed a threat scan, I use hitman pro daily now, used adware removal programs and used ccleaner when prompted to. I still get ads, can somebody please explain why this is happening and how to fix it? Thank you for taking the time out of your day to help :)

Check in chrome that you have no unwanted extensions and that your homepage is set to google.com or whatever

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2 minutes ago, HPWebcamAble said:

Check in chrome that you have no unwanted extensions and that your homepage is set to google.com or whatever

Did that.

I'm a person, you're a person...Together, we are people.

 

 

 

 

Bob Ross is the greatest painter ever! Happy trees!

Specs:

Spoiler

Processor: i7 4790k @4.7ghz
Game destroyer: Msi GTX 970 4GD5 OC (Soon to be a 1080 or Titan)
Mobo: MSI Z97I AC mini ITX motherboard 
Fridge: NZXT Kraken X31 120mm liquid cooler
Lambo: Samsung 850 EVO 120gb SSD
Honda Civic: Random Toshiba 2TB 7200rpm HDD
PSU: EVGA Supernova 650 g2 (Currently out for RMA)
Case: NZXT S340 Midtower PC case

 
 

 

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8 minutes ago, BrooklynD said:

That's weird... I had adware a few times and it always got removed... Do you maybe know what program is causing the adware?

Okay, rebooted and I didnt get attacked with ant ads, crossing my fingers right now.

I'm a person, you're a person...Together, we are people.

 

 

 

 

Bob Ross is the greatest painter ever! Happy trees!

Specs:

Spoiler

Processor: i7 4790k @4.7ghz
Game destroyer: Msi GTX 970 4GD5 OC (Soon to be a 1080 or Titan)
Mobo: MSI Z97I AC mini ITX motherboard 
Fridge: NZXT Kraken X31 120mm liquid cooler
Lambo: Samsung 850 EVO 120gb SSD
Honda Civic: Random Toshiba 2TB 7200rpm HDD
PSU: EVGA Supernova 650 g2 (Currently out for RMA)
Case: NZXT S340 Midtower PC case

 
 

 

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