Please help, I keep getting these annoying link description boxes. Sometimes there are 2 or 3 of them on my page that I'm trying to read. How do I get rid of them. I have googled this several times and tried many suggestion that I've found but nothing is working. Thanks for your help. Example is below.
annoying desciption boxes
- Thread starter golfsferr
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Thanks for your feedback.
I have actually done a malware scan and found nothing of consequences. The prompt I showed you came up when I clicked on a link in AOL of some funny pictures that people have taken. They pop up on all kinds of innocent links. But I'll do another scan. Thanks.
I have actually done a malware scan and found nothing of consequences. The prompt I showed you came up when I clicked on a link in AOL of some funny pictures that people have taken. They pop up on all kinds of innocent links. But I'll do another scan. Thanks.
malberttoo
Well-Known Member
Does it still happen if you use a different browser? Have you gone through your Control Panel> Programs and Features, and looked for anything suspicious?
I looked in programs and didn't see anything I didn't put there on purpose.
It seems to happen in explorer and chrome. That's all I use. At the moment it's not happening as much as usual which seems to always happen when one "goes to the doctor". When it's bad I'll have 2 or 3 of them on the screen and can't see what I want to see. Thanks
It seems to happen in explorer and chrome. That's all I use. At the moment it's not happening as much as usual which seems to always happen when one "goes to the doctor". When it's bad I'll have 2 or 3 of them on the screen and can't see what I want to see. Thanks
leeshor
Well-Known Member
Definitely adware of some type. If it's happening in multiple browsers I have another possible app for you to try. adwcleaner. This is a safe site to download it from http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/
