keeps popping up on steam gifts only, scanned pc an nothing, avg is blocking it, it only started today

anyone else gettin same issue

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adblock ftw

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shame on you

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Shame, maybe, but if you've ever used the Steam Overlay browser and looked at a Wiki for a game, nine times out of ten some annoying ad will autoplay and then crash the overlay.
If theres one place I'd LOVE to put adblock on it'd be Steam's browser.

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+1

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Yeah i have nothing against adblock, but here... on SG...

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Yiss. Adblock! AD-FUCKING-BLOCK PEOPLE! DO YOU EVEN USE IT?!

Jokes aside, good it's just popping. Would be worse if it started pooping. All that turd...

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I don't have adblock and don't have that problem. Surely is going to be a new virus still not databased by antivirus. If you know about computers keep checking your process list and your Chrome extensions/Firefox extensions/IE plugins.

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nope

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Fake Flash?
AVG?

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I think it was malware as malware bytes found 2 things with the same name, not sure how i got it tho thats the strange bit, ty fior all suggestioons

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Combofix will do the job.

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Or kill his PC if he can't use it :P Don't give such advices ;)

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Hmm? I don't have any sort of add-blocking software and I don't have this problem. Not a single Flash pop-up so far.

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I use to get it all the time on my old laptop, no matter how much I tried I could never be rid of it.

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Same thing happens to me, I turned on ABP and all is good now. I think you're right about it being something to do with SG's ads

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is it a Salus ad virus thingy? i had it, just uninstall on control panel and if it's not there delete on programs and files (don't forget to finish the task on task manager before)

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Check your installed program list in the Control Panel, and remove all unknown junk.
Then reinstall Adobe stuff from their website:
http://www.adobe.com/downloads.html

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Yup, me. Only today and only a few times. Moreover, only opening Numba giveaways, but this could be just a coincidence.

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Happening to me too, got a blue screen yesterday. Hope it's not related.

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seeems to be the site then as im nopt the only one, never used an ad block but maybe a good idea

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No issues for me; read this forum, within thirty seconds I get a new tab popping up recommending I upgrade Flash Player. Thanks for jinxing it OP.

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Even if your antivirus doesn't detect them, some crappy browser hijacks might be on your computer.
Best way to get rid of these is to Ctrl+Alt+Del (then launch task manager if on Win7), and check your processes for suspicious ones. Then Google them to make sure, retrace their locations, delete them. Takes some time, but I fixed my sister's laptop that way. Most common ones are "Spigot", "Conduit", "Snap.Do", and there are many more. This list is pretty useful for finding them. If a task is titled with a similar name, it's most probably a hijacker.

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Malwarebytes+AdWCleaner+Roguekiller FTW!

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