Strange popup ads, banner and green links

Hi,
I am seeing strange popup ads, banners and green links where I am not supposed to see them. All my settings have popups blocked. I don't know how to remove them. Tried the advice on other threads regarding iLivid (not sure if this is the problem) but nothing helped anyway. This started yesterday on Safari and it's getting worst.
Run a scan with Bitdefender, nothing found. Checked Applications folder and Library for unusual files, also nothing. Not really sure what I should be looking for.
Don't know if it's related but display is freezing all the time, 5x in the last hour. Mouse works but won't click anything.
Please see the screen shots below, any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks

You have the iLivid adware or hack. I'm not sure yet exactly what it is. I've seen some reports that indicate this is related to adware called Downlite, which I also have not gotten my hands on. (Downlite seems to be distributed exclusively through piracy sites, so nobody has been able or willing to tell me exactly where they got it from.)
Try looking at the removal instructions for Downlite here:
http://www.thesafemac.com/arg-downlite/
If you don't find it, go back to the beginning of my Adware Removal Guide (the Is it adware? page) and go through all the recommended tests systematically, and in order.
Please let us know what you find, as many people are struggling with this iLivid issue right now, and I'm still trying to get a handle on it.

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