Computer help PLEASE!

[Andy Mc]

Hi

If there are any techno peeps out there, now I used to be a network engineer yeeeeears ago and normally I am very confident with pc's etc.. but atm I am seriously struggling with an issue, I have main login, my kids have separate logins with reduced access on to my pc, but when ever I load up a browser I get inundated with pop ups, marketing stuff, recommended ads etc... its effing endless, I have full McAfee atv, I have uninstalled google chrome, disabled addons, installed an app to remove adds etc... but still my browsers are extremely slow, keep getting redirected to add sites, my McAfee even disinfects viruses, but still it happens! This site for some reason is the worst!

Bar reloading the entire machine from scratch with Win 7 I don't know what else to do, any advice welcome!

Cheers - foooking annoyed now 5 days struggling to get a decent net connection.

Andy

[Mark_T]

Malwarebytes is probably a good place to start, even the free version is probably going to fix things for you.

[debrooker]

The curse of adware. You will need to try some adware removal tools

might be worth taking a look at

[url=http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-adware-popup-ads/]Remove Pop-up Ads from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome[/url]

I cannot vouch for the tools they use but see various sites refer to them

Mark's suggestion is a good call, I have this on my system

[james_2k]

+1 malwarebytes. good program

then install adblock plus on chrome, works great

[trexamanic]

you can go into the advanced section on the interent options page of windows and keep scrolling until you see the stop pop up ups and other boxes which you just tick.

[Andy Mc]

[QUOTE=Mark_T;1184652]Malwarebytes is probably a good place to start, even the free version is probably going to fix things for you.[/QUOTE]

thanks installed it now and it helped somewhat, have use it before, just forgot about it, there's less adds, but still have some, and still have page redirections, net very slow.... for a 40mg fibre link

[Andy Mc]

[QUOTE=debrooker;1184654]The curse of adware. You will need to try some adware removal tools

might be worth taking a look at

[URL="http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-adware-popup-ads/"]Remove Pop-up Ads from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome[/URL]

I cannot vouch for the tools they use but see various sites refer to them

Mark's suggestion is a good call, I have this on my system[/QUOTE]

thanks done that! remove pop up adds

[Andy Mc]

[QUOTE=james_2k;1184660]+1 malwarebytes. good program

then install adblock plus on chrome, works great[/QUOTE]

tried to install adblock, kept coming up with a network error.. I am assuming the malware/virus is instigating the block... :banghead:

[Andy Mc]

[QUOTE=trexamanic;1184663]you can go into the advanced section on the interent options page of windows and keep scrolling until you see the stop pop up ups and other boxes which you just tick.[/QUOTE]

thanks, pop up blocker I always have that enabled! its mainly redirections and advertising that comes up within the browser, and it heavily slows my machine down,
..

[Andy Mc]

OMG amazing what kids can do when daddy's away for a few days! lol I have installed malware removal (253 instances found) installed and paid £20 for Spyhunter 4 which found another 265 instances, 4 of them conduit, 3 multiplug, 2 Utop... )

it's a lot better, but still dog slow and still have some advertising coming up.... really frustrating for me! think a full reload with a low level format is on the cards! damn computers! an to think that's what I used to say about the helis! LOL

Thanks for all your assistance peeps, it has helped!

[Mikej]

Before you rebuild try Advanced System Care from IOBIT - the free trial software will improve things immensely

[lee mister]

ADWCLEANER. it's a free softwear and it will get rid of it all .

[tomatwalden]

You may consider this slightly overkill, but worth a thought ...

For starters, I use a Mac :) That coupled with, Chrome, adblock, and noscript add-ons keeps things safe for the stuff that I use.

I then use Virtualbox to provide canned virtual environments, in which I run instances of Linux Mint which my kids can then use to browse the web, watch youtube etc. That way, any security breach will only reach the Linux virtual environment only - not the main OS.

EDIT: I also run Win7 in a virtual guest for my heli stuff :)

[electricsceadu]

i am an expert in fixing computers for good
see the pictures for my tool kit