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2. 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 ...

3. Restore your browser to default settings - AOL Help

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   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. Confirm what info your browser will eliminate before resetting and make sure to save any info you don't want to lose. • Restore your browser's default settings in ...

4. Remove or temporarily hide ads in AOL Mail - AOL Help

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   1-800-358-4860. Get live expert help with your AOL needs—from email and passwords, technical questions, mobile email and more. Remove or temporarily hide ads in AOL Mail. AOL webmail is a free email service that is made possible by marketing ads. If you find the ads to be distracting, you can temporarily hide them and even give feedback on them.

5. Browser hijacking - Wikipedia

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   Most hijacking programs constantly change the settings of browsers, meaning that user choices in their own browser are overwritten. Some antivirus software identifies browser hijacking software as malicious software and can remove it. Some spyware scanning programs have a browser restore function to set the user's browser settings back to ...

6. Adware - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

7. Ad blocking - Wikipedia

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   e. Ad blocking or ad filtering is a software capability for blocking or altering online advertising in a web browser, an application or a network. This may be done using browser extensions or other methods.