Hidden advertisement on computer, how do i get rid of it?

Question

My computer keeps getting this hidden advertisement. It starts playing some rap song then tells me to go download <insert artists name>. It plays continuously for about ten minutes before it finally stops, and then plays again after another ten minutes. What should i do to get rid of it?

I've tried;

closing all the windows that didn't work.

restarting it, which worked for about an hour before i heard the same rap advertisement come on the speakers

and scanning for viruses with Norton Anti-Virus and Windows Defender which also didn't work

Answer 1

no. you download SuperAntiSpyware

http://www.superantispyware.com/

It cleans ALL ADWARE/SPYWARE.

Answer 2

Do a spyware scan. Update your virus definitions and run that again too.

You may also want to download Ad-Block Plus and Adblock Filterset.G Updater if you use Firefox, this tends to block a lot of spyware/popups/etc.. before it even gets to you.

Answer 3

That sounds like adware.

I suggest you download Ad-Aware 2008 and Spybot S&amp;D (they’re free), install them, update them and run them. If any of the above (or any anti-malware, for that matter) doesn’t seem to be able to run properly or get rid of everything it reports finding, try running it again in Safe Mode.

Also, turn off System Restore to evict any copies of bad stuff that might be lurking there.  

To get into Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking:

1. Log out and reboot your machine.

2. When the machine starts the reboot sequence, press the F8 key repeatedly.

3. Select Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking from the resulting menu.

4. When the login screen comes up, log in as Administrator.  By default, Administrator has no password.

5. The machine will continue booting, but the Windows desktop will look different.  You won&#039;t be able to see the Internet, for instance.

6. When you&#039;re finished, log out and reboot back into normal mode.

Note that even if the anti-malware programs get rid of the malware, they may not be able to reverse the effects.  Search the Web for possible fixes.

Update and run everything regularly.

Good luck.