Can someone help me?
Sometimes when I go around internet, some unwanted new tabs pop up out of nowhere in a random time. Can someone help me make them not repeat ever again?
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Sometimes when I go around internet, some unwanted new tabs pop up out of nowhere in a random time. Can someone help me make them not repeat ever again?
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Do these new tabs typically contain ads? If so you should download the adblock extension for your browser.
Yeah, they do. But sometimes, a random new tab is written "Direct".
You need to be a little more specific. The tab is called "Direct?" Now is this what it says on the new page that is opened by the tab or is this what the tab is labeled as? Also, is there anything else you can tell me about these new tabs? Is there anything else written on them that you could show me to give me a better idea of what you're dealing with. You could be dealing with a browser hijacker, or it could just be advertisements. Try using adblock first to eliminate ads.
If it's worse than ads you're going to want to run some scans. I can recommend you some good free scanners if you are serious about cleaning your pc up.
First, one was written "Direct" but it was changed afterwards. I did begin to use adblocker, see if it works. If another pops up, I'll give you a link to this.
It's still going, and it was Direct.
Direct is pretty much meaningless to me. You still didn't even answer my question as to where it says it specifically. No matter, install and run these scans and hopefully they will get rid of your issue. If they don't you might need do further scans with some other programs.
https://www.malwarebytes.org/
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/
Thanks, mate. It's done now.
Glad to hear it.