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2. Restore your browser to default settings - AOL Help

   help.aol.com/articles/reset-web-settings

   This can remove adware, get rid of extensions you didn't install, and improve overall performance. Restoring your browser's default settings will also reset your browser's security settings. A reset may delete other saved info like bookmarks, stored passwords, and your homepage.

3. Inappropriate advertising on AOL

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   The third suggestion is optional, and is intended only to help supply meaningful malware-related information to AOL Information Security. 1. Scan your computer for viruses and malware. 2. Run the Microsoft Update Utility. 3. Perform an optional AOL Security Check. Scan your computer for viruses and malware. Note: Please check to see that your ...

4. Turn pop-ups off or on in your browser - AOL Help

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   If you click on links in a legitimate email and get a notice that link can't be opened, you will need to either temporarily turn off your pop-up blocker, or add AOL Mail to the list of sites you allow pop-ups from. While Internet Explorer may still work with some AOL products, it's no longer supported by Microsoft and can't be updated.

5. Browser hijacking - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_hijacking

   Babylon Toolbar is a browser hijacker that will change the browser homepage and set the default search engine to isearch.babylon.com. It is also a form of adware. It displays advertisements, sponsored links, and spurious paid search results. The program will collect search terms from your search queries.

6. Potentially unwanted program - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentially_unwanted_program

   A potentially unwanted program (PUP) or potentially unwanted application (PUA) is software that a user may perceive as unwanted or unnecessary. It is used as a subjective tagging criterion by security and parental control products. Such software may use an implementation that can compromise privacy or weaken the computer's security.

7. Adware - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adware

   Adware, often called advertising-supported software by its developers, is software that generates revenue for its developer by automatically generating online advertisements in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during the installation process. The software may generate two types of revenue: one is for the ...