Solved Firefox Pop-Up Ads

TwinHeadedEagle

Level 41
Verified
Mar 8, 2013
22,627
FRST.gif
Scan with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool

Please re-run Farbar Recovery Scan Tool to give me a fresh look at your system.
  • Right-click on
    FRST.gif
    icon and select
    RunAsAdmin.jpg
    Run as Administrator to start the tool.
    (XP users click run after receipt of Windows Security Warning - Open File).
  • Make sure that Addition.txt option is checked.

    2873ryc.png

  • Press Scan button and wait.
  • The tool will produce two logfiles on your desktop: FRST.txt and Addition.txt.
Please attach report into your next reply.
 

ActionChip

Level 1
Thread author
Verified
Sep 17, 2018
19
Thank you TwinHeadedEagle, files attached.
Fingers crossed.
 

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  • Addition.txt
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ActionChip

Level 1
Thread author
Verified
Sep 17, 2018
19
Has always been Firefox for me. Chrome for my colleagues.
I really believe it has to do with the old Skype Version I am using. My colleagues had similar pop-ups and they are gone since they use the newer Skype version.
Adware brought by advertising in skype ads is a thing, am i right?
 
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