Hello - I'm getting virtually bombarded with pop-up ads from some entity called ConvertFilesForFree. How can I block these?
Hello: every time I have been on the internet lately, I have been getting bombarded with pop-ups from a couple of sites, but most of them come from ConvertFilesForFree, prompting me to connect to their site for some such reason. I'm not certain whether or not this site is legitimate in the first place (I'm concerned that by clicking on the link I'll infect my computer), but further, I simply hate these things and want them to go away. I have tried to "block" the site by right clicking on the page and going to the "permissions" settings, this has not worked. I have tried downloading and running the ADWCLEANER program, again, no help.
WTF is this site, how can I rid myself from it? I also get a few others, some advertising for car insurance, another having something to do with some kind of "wizard" game - I hate them all!!! Help, please.
Thanks, Alex
This might be caused by malware that the other software cannot detect.
You can try these other free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:
* [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner]
* [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware]
* [http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363 TDSSKiller - AntiRootkit Utility]
* [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro]
* [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner]
[http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one.
Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article.
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