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2. Prevent pop ups with these pro tips - AOL

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   At their worst, pop-up ads—known as adware—are laced with malware, or malicious programming designed to infect your computer as soon as you click on it, stealing your most sensitive data, from ...

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

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   Check all the icons in the browser navigation bar for a possible ad blocker, and disable/remove them Unblock AOL Mail in AdBlock Click the AdBlock icon at the top-right of your browser.

4. 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.

5. How to stop pop-ups, according to cyber security experts - AOL

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   Basically, if pop-ups are showing up on your computer, it's annoying at best and malicious at worst. Either way, you don't want to write it off. How to stop pop-ups solution #1: Get anti-malware ...

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

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   • Manage pop-ups in Edge • Manage pop-ups in Safari • Manage pop-ups in Firefox • Manage pop-ups in Chrome. While Internet Explorer may still work with some AOL products, it's no longer supported by Microsoft and can't be updated. Because of this, we recommend you download a supported browser for a more reliable and secure experience.

7. macOS malware - Wikipedia

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   Adware is also a problem on the Mac, with software like Genieo, which was released in 2009, inserting ads into webpages and changing users' homepage and search engine. Malware has also been spread on Macs through Microsoft Word macros. MacOS, known for its robust security, has faced evolving challenges regarding malware over time.

8. OpenCandy - Wikipedia

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   OpenCandy's various undesirable side-effects included, changing the user's homepage, desktop background or search provider, inserting unwanted toolbars, plug-ins and extension add-ons in the browser. It also collected and transmitted various information about the user and their Web usage without notification or consent.

9. List of pop-up blocking software - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of software that can block pop-up ads. Blocking is usually a user-enabled option, and can in many cases allow specified exceptions. Blocking is usually a user-enabled option, and can in many cases allow specified exceptions.