I downloaded a "free" program online and now with EVERY mouse click I get a pop-up Ad or Ad window opening. How do I get rid of them?

I downloaded a "free" version of FLIP4MAC, and now I have Ads popping up with EVERY click of the mouse... How do I get rid of them?
And no, I haven't turned on TimeMachine yet, so I can't "turn back the hands of time."
Also, I cannot simply "block pop-ups" because other sites which utilize pop-ups are necessary to my daily activities.
Oh, and I have an iMac 24", Early 2009 with a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Memory RUNNING OS X Yosemite.

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

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