How to remove ads?

[frutl00pz]

Help me please how do I stop the ads from coming up on underlined links in webpages. It's really bugging me when I go to a website and move my mouse over words and I get stupid ad.. any help would be great I have been looking on google for help but can"t find anything.Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

[MadDoctor]

Are you using Firefox or IE?

[frutl00pz]

sorry i'm using firefox and ie.

[brembo]

spybot-search and destroy

adaware se (lavasoft)

Make SURE you d/l the real deal versions, there are a host of websites that spoof those names and just entice you to install a wad more of spyware.

[frutl00pz]

ty

[YeOldeStonecat]

First...run CCLeaner...gets rid of tons of temp files...less time spent scanning.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/ccleaner.html

Run a quality antivirus program...such as Kaspersky or NOD32
If you must use a free one....Antivir

AVG AntiSpyware (NOT their antivirus)
http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download-avg-anti-spyware-and-anti-rootkit (it's a trial..so after a few scans 'n days.uninstall)

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/spybot.html

SuperAntispyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/
Which is the best free anti ad/spyware program out there

TCP Winsock repair utility..rebuilds the winsock files and tcp stack to virgin fresh..because some malware infects with with DNS rediret injections.
http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/WinSock_XP_Fix/winsockxpfix.html

Bad infections..must disable system restore else you may keep reinfecting yourself.

[YeOldeStonecat]

Got distracted with a long support call..back to thread.

In using the above tools...you'll get some idea on if your system is infected with one of the bad adware trojans..such as Spysheriff, Spyfalcon, Smitfraud, one of the Virtumundo variants, etc...and armed with the information of what one you have..you can get specifiv removal tools such as SDFix, Vundufix, Smitrem, etc.

[brembo]

ahhh, CCCleaner forgot about that one. What's bad about that is I use it weekely and STILL managed to forget it.

[YARDofSTUF]

Also for firefox install the addon adblock plus.

[mnosteele52]

It sounds as if you want to block ads on webpages? If so install the extension YoS suggested for Firefox and install IE7 Pro (http://www.ie7pro.com) for Internet Explorer 7 to block ads.

:)

[MadDoctor]

ahhh, CCCleaner forgot about that one. What's bad about that is I use it weekely and STILL managed to forget it.

I set mine to run at startup.... after forgetting over and over.