How to stop the pop ups
Most come from adware or sites you let send notifications.
Pop ups taking over your screen?
- 01
Don't click it
Do not click inside a scary pop up, even the close button can be fake, so close the browser tab or the whole browser instead.
- 02
Block notifications
In your browser settings open Notifications and block any sites you did not mean to allow.
- 03
Clear out extensions
Open your browser's extensions page and remove any add ons you do not remember installing.
- 04
Uninstall junk
Open Add or remove programs in Windows and delete recent stuff you do not recognize.
- 05
Run a scan
Run the free Malwarebytes scan to clear out adware, then remove what it finds.
Heads up: Only uninstall programs you are sure are junk, when you are not sure leave it alone. Any pop up telling you to call a number or pay to remove a virus is a scam, so never call or pay.