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Originally Posted by Barefoot
Yes, I've had that happen. I shop online at Amazon, Zappos and other stores. Once you shop for a product online, you will be harassed by ads and pop ups from many sources. It feels as if they're reading your mind.  |
If you do not routinely run an internal program to seek out and remove SpyBots from your computer it is probably infected with several of them.
SpyBots are Spy Robots that monitor your on-line shopping and report your activity to advertisers who subscribe to their service so that the advertisers can send you more ads for the same or similar products.
SpyBots gain access to your computer via having you access certain websites. They install "tracking cookies" in your computer.
One removal system, which is available for FREE is called SpyBot Search and Destroy. If you search for it you will find downloads offered at several websites.
I chose to download it from the web page of PC World which I was assured by someone more computer literate than I was a trustworthy site.
Spybot Search & Destroy | PCWorld
After you install it, start it up and tell it to do a search. It will report the problems found and you click on the order to remove them.
Periodically run the program again. You will find many of the same spyware cookies will have come back as you visit various sites.
Regarding Pop Ups. Your web browser should have a setting that will block pop ups. Go to your browser's Help section and look up pop up blockers.
Happy shopping.