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I'm having this annoying problem: a big ad (named "Recommended for you") that appears on random sites (even here) and remains opened in every tab of all my browsers (Opera, IE).

My OS is Windows 7 Home Premium x64 and i'm using Opera 11.62, IE 9, and did a full scan with MSE. Seems not happening in Firefox. Reinstalling Opera didn't fix the problem.

I can't find how to remove it. I don't even know the name of this. I'll post an image and thanks for helping.

UPDATE: i've changed the image with one from this site. A full scan with Spybot Search & Destroy, Malwayrebte and MSE found nothing.

UPDATE2: found what's the ad is, http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic449943.html but my hosts file is clean.

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    You want advice with virus removal, and you didn't even list your OS?
    – Ben Voigt
    May 3, 2012 at 19:32
  • He says "...(Opera, IE)" and that gives it away.
    – LawrenceC
    May 3, 2012 at 19:33
  • @ultrasawblade: Not really. And version is important also.
    – Ben Voigt
    May 3, 2012 at 19:37
  • @BenVoigt specifications added, thanks for helping.
    – gremo
    May 3, 2012 at 19:40
  • @Gremo: Just to double-check, you're using Opera's own rendering engine, and not "IE Tab" or [similar]?
    – Ben Voigt
    May 3, 2012 at 19:42

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1) Run windows update, get all the updates you can. If you aren't getting updates you have a bigger problem on your hand.

2) Download Spybot Search & Destroy, Malwayrebtes and Microsoft Security Essentials. Update all of them, and get them to scan your system and clean out everything they find.

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  • Thanks for helping. My system is up to date, last updates are dated 24 apr 2012. I'll go for Spybot.
    – gremo
    May 3, 2012 at 19:43
  • @Gremo I recommend trying all of them, they do similar but different things, and all are free.
    – BloodyIron
    May 3, 2012 at 20:02
  • Unfortunately Spybot didn't find anything. I'm running a full scan with Malwayrebtes right now.
    – gremo
    May 3, 2012 at 21:04
  • In IE9 enable activex filtering (so that it's on) - do the ads go away? Go to the proxy settings on your browsers - is something filled in there? (If there is and that's not normal, get rid of it) This almost sounds like that DNS thing people were talking about recently.
    – Mark Allen
    May 3, 2012 at 21:42
  • Also Malwayrebtes dind't find anything. I'm stuck now. No proxy setted and DNS are auto.
    – gremo
    May 3, 2012 at 21:48
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I found the problem. It was the hosts file hijacked. I started the system using a bootable media (MSDaRT 6.5) and removed the unwanted entries from that file:

68.168.222.226 www.google-analytics.com
68.168.222.226 ad-emea.doubleclick.net
68.168.222.226 www.statcounter.com
108.163.215.51 www.google-analytics.com
108.163.215.51 ad-emea.doubleclick.net
108.163.215.51 www.statcounter.com
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Firefox has a plugin called AdBlock Plus that works very well.

Install Firefox. Choose menu > Addons. Search and install AdBlock Plus.

Then you'll be able to download lists of adservers to block, or manually block ads by: Right click on the image. Choose AdBlock: Block image... --or-- Mouse over a flash object and click on the block tab that appears.

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  • Why i'm supposed to be force to user Firefox? I'm using Opera and i like it. Plus i'm already using urfilter.ini (that's Opera adblock).
    – gremo
    May 4, 2012 at 7:05

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