When i click on a link, or left click my mouse, another browser window will open ("Redirect").....

In additon to over and over having to close out an endless cascade of windows i'm being inudated with tons of pop-ups. Ultimately after being on for a few hours the problems increase in frequencey and my chromebook gets slower and slower. I've asked a few people their opinions and a few have told me that it sounds like a virus or malware. I was under the impression i couldn't get infected by either of those. A tech support person told me to get Adblock Pro and that would solve all my problems. I got the app from the Google store but everytime i try to instal and run it the site crashes. I openly admit i am tech-tarded. I'm 34 and this ismy 1st computer. I got this b/c i was told it is simplistic and user friendly. Ive been problem free for the past 20 months. CAN ANY1 HELP ME!?!?!?!?!? I would just take it in but the tech support people said it would be cheaper to just buy a new one......help me please
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Well, it would help a lot if you could tell us which model you have. The symptoms are pretty common ones for a virus or hacked web site. Did it happen right away after getting the computer or did it take some time? Does it happen on a specific site or all sites you visit?

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