Want Related Items pop up at left side of screen removed.

[condooit]

Hi, I have a problem.......every time I go on to a page or thread (on any forum) I get a pop up at the left side of the screen that says "related searches" and contains about 4 or 5 items probably related to the thread I'm viewing but do not want to have as it blocks out at least 1/5 of the screen.

It can be removed by clicking on a very small cross in a square box, but as the pop up occurs every time I turn a page over, not only on this forum but on all other forums I log on to, it gets extremely frustrating to have to keep doing it just to see the full page.

I have the pop up blocker set at full block, and keep also getting a reminder at the bottom of the screen that some item has been blocked etc.

This has only just happened in the last week........it has actually only started to happen since I logged onto Facebook and Skype after a long absence, but I don't know if that is significant.

Is there a setting somewhere that I have inadvertently OK'd that allows the pop up to be present or is this something new to Win 7?

How do I get rid of the function?
Ian.

 

[lehnerus2000]

One option is to run a Flash and/or JavaScript blocker in your browser (e.g. NoScript in Firefox-based browsers).

Also, have you checked for malware on your PC?

 

[condooit]

Hi, I have Nortons on the go but otherwise computers are just black boxes to me.

This problem has only happened in the last week and I assumed that it was a new feature added by Microsoft, but it's extremely annoying.

Would having Facebook on this computer cause that to happen as I only had Facebook on my previous Win XP based computer and haven't used it in 2 years since I got the HP with Win 7.....I also added Skype to this computer, another program that I only used on the Win XP computer 2 years ago.
Ian.

 

[Mellon Head]

What browser are you using?

 

[condooit]

Hi, I use Yahoo7 for internet browsing and also Google Chrome because my banking won't work with yahoo 7.

The computer is an HP Pavilion, I5, 8 Gb ram running Win 7 Home etc, about 2 years old and has been without the problem as listed.

This problem only started last week after I logged onto Facebook and also Skype.

I also now get warnings from Nortons that I am being attacked by a virus called Yoono or something like that, which Nortons has disable and assures me my computer is safe.
Ian.

 

[condooit]

Hmmmmm..... seems this is stumping the experts.....is it something new and part of the Win 7 op system.....it only started over a week ago.
Ian.

 

[lehnerus2000]

Can you post some screenshots of the issue?

 

[logicearth]

You probably have some malware. And no it is not part of Windows.

 

[Layback Bear]

Your computers Windows 7 does not put things on web pages you visit.
Who ever made the web page put them there.

Still need a screen shot. Use this tutorial.

By Brink:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

 

[condooit]

That link wants me to pay out $99.

My anti virus program does not indicate that any malware is present.

Something appears to be overriding my pop up blocker and I get another one when I go on EBAY......but in that case I get another one that pops out sideways from the right hand side offering special deals on EBAY etc as well as the Related Searches pop up on the left top side.

All this only started happening over a week ago when I installed Facebook and Skype on this computer........F/B and Skype were on my old Win XP computer which ceased working 2 years ago.
Ian.

 

[condooit]

Hi, I used a method to get a screenshot that I got from my bank when I had problems with my online banking to give them a screen shot.
Ian.

 

[Layback Bear]

From your post # 10

That link wants me to pay out $99.

What program wants to charge you money?

 

[lehnerus2000]

Are you sure it is not related to the toolbar with the Search box?

 

[condooit]

From your post # 10

That link wants me to pay out $99.

What program wants to charge you money?

Hi, something strange is happening with my computer.....yesterday when I clicked on the link I got a page that offered to fix my problem as long as I paid a one off fee of $99 or another ongoing fee of some dollars etc.........today the link, (by Brink) gives me precise and complete details on how to capture and save a screenshot etc.

If this pop up is related to the toolbar or search box, then how come it only started appearing last week?

It also started on EBAY at the same time, but on that website I get two popups....one at the left side top saying "Related Searches" and one at the right side that slides out with a title "Big Deals" and a further video box that says I can delete it in 15 seconds....very annoying as they practically blot out the page I'm viewing until I delete them, but they keep popping up as you read the page.

If these pop ups are normally present but suppressed by my system pop up blocker, then I think I have some annoying thingy that has come in with either Facebook or Skype that cancels out the pop up blocker and allows the adverts to run riot.

This to me would seem more logical for a virus to do as it gets the adverts in the pop up right in your face until I delete them.....constantly.......the purpose of adverts is primarily to "encourage" you to look at them with a 1 in a 1000 chance of having a sale occur as a result, which is what the advertisers are hoping for with impulse buyers.

This problem is occurring on all forums I visit, but more so on EBAY.

Incidentally, when I started logging in on Facebook again on this computer last week, (and also Sely got virus warning messages from Nortons that started quarantining some files and "fixing" others.
Ian.

 

[margrave]

"Pay me to fix your computer" ...
translates as ...
"My virus infected your computer. Ha ha. I am a thief. You must pay me to fix it. After you pay ... I still won't fix it. Ha ha."

Despite what your AV says, you have malware.