How do i get rid of voice advertisements in my computer?

Question

3 months ago I had my computer recently out from 12 viruses. It was fine at first, but now I think im seeing signs of viruses again. I don't surf the net often, and the sites i do go on have never gave me viruses before so I think they're safe. Yet I still get annoying advertisements that like advertise for something with a voice. For ex: a voice would say "congratulations! you have won a free blahblahvblah" out loud. or hour long voices advertising or just talking about dumb stuff! even when i close all my programs, it still plays annoying ads..

I scan my computer with malwarebytes, and they do go away, but always come back. Now it's even worse, audio from the episodes i downloaded years ago are playing the audio outloud, even if i didn;t open it.. I'm starting to get a bit worried. Could this be a virus? Are there any ways of removing the annoying adds for good?
Thanks in advance, any tips or suggestions are appreciated. :)

Answer 1

The only way to stop these ads are to use anti-virus and anti-spyware programs. You are lucky that you have not been infected with something more serious if you have been surfing blind.



I advise you download both Avira AntiVir and Ad-Aware Anti-Spyware. These two programs will protect you from ads, as well as more dangerous potential threats.



Avira; http://download.cnet.com/Avira-AntiVir-Personal-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10322935.html



Ad-Aware: http://download.cnet.com/Ad-Aware-Anniversary-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html



These programs will not slow down your computer, but will stop these annoying adds you are getting. Running Malwarebytes is good, but the program does not give live-protection, so these programs are a must to stop it happening in the first place.



Also make sure you have the Windows firewall turned on. This is not what is lettting through the ads though.

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Answer 3

You'll have to 'tighten' your browser to keep these jerks out in the first place.

Parasite Invasion & System Hostage counter measures.

There is, unfortunately, no blanket "2 click-fix" everyone would love.



Malwarebytes is a nice place to begin the cleanup, continue using it.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html



Tsunami's of money hungry advertising schemes are making browse sessions unbearable. Don't let these parasites into your system in the first place! Proactive defensive measures help stop these guys on your doorstep and keep 'em out. The following tips help, but methods (vectors) constantly change.*

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FIREFOX: Tools> Options> Privacy: Check 'Accept Cookies from sites'

& Un-Check 'Accept 3rd Party cookies'

With these add-on's:

♦♦♦"NoScript" for Firefox will stop a lot of this adware/spyware & hijackers; and is THE single most important thing you can do to prevent most script based malware♦♦♦

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722



With "NS" running, down on the far right corner is a blue 'S' with a red line through it: right click that> tick 'forbid (whatever)' &/or mark as 'untrusted'.

(Ticking all may reduce interactive behavior; enable just enough to get what's necessary to view the page, on a 'temporarily allow' basis)



Flashblock: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433

Adblock Plus works pretty good too: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 (make sure to utilize the 'Subscriptions' from ABP 'Preferences' tab & look in ABP > Preferences> Filters> Add filter subscription> "View All Subscriptions" link @ top of window> (on the new window, select those which you'd like to add)> follow prompts.

The list is long...look for any that will help your browse sessions be 'cleaner'.



*Fresh exploit: "Super Cookie" threat (or Persistent 3rd party cookie); https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623

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INTERNET EXPLORER: Tools> Internet Options> Privacy> Advanced:

here check 'Override automatic....'; 'Allow session cookies'; 'Allow 1st party cookies' & 'Block 3rd Party Cookies'.

Using IE (all flavors) and allowing "active scripting" is the single biggest mistake people make. "Drive by installs", "Opacity based attacks", and many other malware problems arise from this feature alone.

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Rouge malware and escalating server based spyware are becoming indistinguishable & may cause system misbehavior .

Requires "Opt Out" on EVERY browser on EVERY machine.

Google here: http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

Yahoo here: http://info.yahoo.com/relevantads/

Turn off 'spell check' may help, as this sends keystrokes back to the server also, which may be used to 'target' advertising.



When installing ANY new application, check the EULA or TOS for 'Toolbars' and/or other crud they try to slip past ya'.



MS Windows default configuration has LAN Messenger enabled, used to distribute spam ads NOT controlled by normal (described above) methods. See GRC's "Shoot the Messenger" page for how it works and how to fix it.

http://www.grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm



Good luck. ;)

Answer 4

do you have a firewall ?



if not this is your problem surfing without a firewall is like leaving your car door unlocked in the worst area of the city at midnight unarmed



here is a good one for free



http://download.cnet.com/Comodo-Firewall-Pro/3000-10435_4-10460704.html?tag=mncol

Answer 5

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