windows 7 - Really annoying ads "recommended for you" visible on all tabs of all browser

06
2014-04
  • user34295

    I'm having this annoying problem: a big ad (named "Recommended for you") that appears on random sites (even here) and remains opened in every tab of all my browsers (Opera, IE).

    My OS is Windows 7 Home Premium x64 and i'm using Opera 11.62, IE 9, and did a full scan with MSE. Seems not happening in Firefox. Reinstalling Opera didn't fix the problem.

    I can't find how to remove it. I don't even know the name of this. I'll post an image and thanks for helping.

    UPDATE: i've changed the image with one from this site. A full scan with Spybot Search & Destroy, Malwayrebte and MSE found nothing.

    UPDATE2: found what's the ad is, http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic449943.html but my hosts file is clean.

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    • Answers
  • BloodyIron

    1) Run windows update, get all the updates you can. If you aren't getting updates you have a bigger problem on your hand.

    2) Download Spybot Search & Destroy, Malwayrebtes and Microsoft Security Essentials. Update all of them, and get them to scan your system and clean out everything they find.

  • user34295

    I found the problem. It was the hosts file hijacked. I started the system using a bootable media (MSDaRT 6.5) and removed the unwanted entries from that file:

    68.168.222.226 www.google-analytics.com
68.168.222.226 ad-emea.doubleclick.net
68.168.222.226 www.statcounter.com
108.163.215.51 www.google-analytics.com
108.163.215.51 ad-emea.doubleclick.net
108.163.215.51 www.statcounter.com
  • fireboy

    Firefox has a plugin called AdBlock Plus that works very well.

    Install Firefox. Choose menu > Addons. Search and install AdBlock Plus.

    Then you'll be able to download lists of adservers to block, or manually block ads by: Right click on the image. Choose AdBlock: Block image... --or-- Mouse over a flash object and click on the block tab that appears.


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