Pop-up ads are bugging me - help required.

[mitchymo]

For the last couple of days, i've been getting pop-up ads at the bottom of my screen, on every site, and every time i reload a page or go to a new one, up it comes.

There are two different ones, and none of them actually tell me who the ad is there for, and i sure as hell don't want to click on it.

I've run my malwarebytes, no malware installed. I have my pop-up blocker turned on.

So where are these ads coming from, and how can i get rid of them??

I googled, but didn't find the solution.

[Corny]

On every page? Sounds like some malware on your machine. Do you have a recent virus scanner?

Oh .. and are you using internet exploder?

[BENDERBOY]

I had ads popping up all over the place last week, mainly for Apple products but other things too.

I clicked on Tools and then on Add-Ons and disabled them from there.

[mitchymo]

Its happening on IE AND Firefox. (The latter is my primary browser).

I have downloaded a mozilla add-on called NoScript, and now, instead of getting the adverts, i get a message from that add-on telling me it has blockes a script. I didn't give the programme any instructions, it just done it. So, no more adverts. (In Firefox at least).

[White Eagle]

I have a similar problem that probably came with Ad Aware. I had many adwares in my PC, I use FireFox.

In Corny's post he said:

Oh .. and are you "using internet" exploder?
I put using internet in quotes because it is in blue and when you mouse over up comes:

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Click to continue > by CouponDropDown

Using Internet
Find the info you need on YellowMoxie. It's
quick, easy and free.

www.YellowMoxie.com/Using Internet
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It's not always this YellowMoxie, one is Alltheservices.com

I have used malwarebytes to scan for malware, I have used Ad Aware, by mistake it put in more of their stuff I didn't like, it was uninstalled. That may be where it comes from. I have used Kingsoft Antivirus scans.
I have Microsoft Security Essentials that I am gonna scan after I get through with this.

mitchymo thanks for the mention of mozilla add-on NoScript. I might try that.

I see in this post that using internet is not in blue, but continue is and it goes to Coupondropdown.
The YellowMoxie.com link is in blue but looks like it will take you to that link.
Microsoft Security Essentials is in blue but goes to Coupondropdown.com
I don't know if any of those really go to those sites, I'm not gonna click on it.

[White Eagle]

Since I made this post a problem has come up. I've decided to use Avery Design and Print Online for my business cards. I went to their site and I need to register my acct. ThisCoupondropdown.com has my link to the registration page fucked up! I can't get in to register.
Gotta figure this out.

[White Eagle]

Figure this out, please.
I screwed up again. Downloded a program and it asked to add AOL for home page and toolbar. Of course I unchecked the boxes and continued the DL.When I saw a bunch of crazy addons I quit the DL immediately. I went to control panel and uninstalled AOL toolbar and it removed it from Control Panel. BUT the AOL toolbar is still on my pages and AOL makes it my home page.I have NOTHING with AOL in my PC yet it still changes my home page and adds the toolbar, without the toolbar in my PC. I have run Malwarebytes Anti Malware for over 4 hours and it found just 2 malwares.
The popups for Coupondropdown.com are still there. I'm hoping I don't have to format.