Adware Virus?

[Tilly2]

Just done an AVG scan and it found two Adware things. Where do they come from?

[Tilly2]

bump

[sunny-dave]

Often downloaded at the same time as an update to something you actually wanted - you need to be very careful in ticking/unticking boxes during updates.

Or you've clicked through to an interesting advert/site and again not noticed the 'install this useful toolbar' box.

Or they are entirely legitimate, but your AVG happens to have them on its list.

Or Mr Tilly has been on that "Big Bouncy Girls" site again ... [possibly]

Or it's cosmic rays, or the lizards ...


... basically 'it could be anything' - just let AVG get rid of them.

[Tilly2]

Methyl. There are two, which say the same

Adware Generic-r.NH

Laptop, Windows 7, Google Chrome.

[bibblebub]

Unchecky http://unchecky.com/ is useful when it comes to not installing unwanted stuff

[Tilly2]

Thanks all.

[Tilly2]

It is the second one, methyl. I didn't press the caps key.

Can't remember any pop up virus checkers.

[Tilly2]

Thank you, methyl. I'll just let AVG take care of it as Dave suggested.