How to stop adverts opening on their own when googling

whenever i google, like when I'm researching for college work, random advertisements open whenever i click a link, in a new tab. it is sometimes adverts, sometimes saying I've 'won' and sometimes that mac keeper. how do i stop this from happening? it is driving me crazy! also on some pages certain words on the site and capitalised (individual words) and underlined and are blue so they are hyper linked and if i hover my mouse over the word there is an advert linked to it! anybody any ideas? Many Thanks

First try
Remove unwanted adware that displays pop-up ads and graphics on your Mac
Next:
Adwaremedic: Removes all known adware from your Mac
If you can't download it since the malware is preventing it then see:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-7792
However, if you have prevent popups checked in Safari's preferences it is likely just javascript on the sit doing that. You can get extensions that prevent javascript but a lot of javascript is necessary for the sites to perform their function.

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