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2. Restore your browser to default settings - AOL Help

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

   If you've cleared the cache in your web browser, but are still experiencing issues, you may need to restore its original 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.

3. Browser hijacking - Wikipedia

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   A previous installer of SourceForge included adware and PUP installers. One particular one changes the browser settings of Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer to show the website "istartsurf.com" as the homepage. It does so by changing registry settings and installing software which resets the settings if the user tries to change them.

4. Chrome Web Store - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_Web_Store

   In 2014, Google removed two such extensions from Chrome Web Store after many users complained about unwanted pop-up ads. The following year, Google acknowledged that about five percent of visits to its own websites had been altered by extensions with adware. Malware. Malware remains a problem on Chrome Web Store.

5. Fix problems with AOL websites due to ad blocking software

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   • Allow yahoo.com in any ad blockers. • Adjust the security setting of the browser to the default level. • Unblock yahoo.com in any antivirus software, which may have built-in ad blocker. • Disable ad blocker on the home Internet router. Refer to the manufacturer's instruction manual.

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. Malwarebytes (software) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malwarebytes_(software)

   Malwarebytes is primarily a scanner that scans and removes malicious software, including rogue security software, adware, and spyware. Malwarebytes scans in batch mode, rather than scanning all files opened, reducing interference if another on-demand anti-malware software is also running on the computer.