Unwanted website is appearing on my computer

[jonbam]

No I didn't download anything from Download.com

I did click on a Phishing webpage a few days ago (26/9/14).

There's a possibility that the photobucket website is causing these unwanted websites.

I have been using photobucket a lot, to upload photos. And I think it could be the reason for this unwanted website.

I will not visit photobucket today, to see if I don't get any popups?

 

[mantadog]

Doesn't work like that, whatever is on your machine is already on your machine.

A website can cause popups, but only when you are actually in the process of visiting it. Otherwise, once its closed it wont cause any popups.

 

[tom_gr7]

honestly, give Avast a try and run the boot time scanner. I'd be happy to bet it will find something.

 

[jonbam]

Hi

I have just logged into photobucket.com on another computer of mine (a laptop) and the pop-under has appeared. It's not a popup, its a pop-under.

I have wasted a lot of time

 

[mantadog]

Ah so its just popups, well at least that means its nothing too bad then.

Just turn on the popup blocker in your browser or run an ad block application.

 

[edwjac]

Try Malwarebytes also you need to pay attention when installing even utterly legit software because very craftily you will get a second or third installation window with optional software selection with them all ticked and nearly all of this adds popups or advert based rubbish, I think even Java does this when you update it so just read everything and unclick all the optional rubbish

 

[LFFPicard]

Your answer would be is that it is a advert popup by photobucket
I just got the exact same at work while uploading photos to photbucket.

If it is that annoying for you then I suggest getting ad-free photobucket for $9.99 a year, or just install a ad blocker on your browser