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TinyWallet ads on LPF?

NightExplorer96

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For the past month I have been experiencing something really strange when I get on LPF.

As soon as I long on I get bombarded with ads about laser pointers etc... and it's listed as "TinyWallet ad". IIRC, Avery mentioned that only guests would see ads on LPF but it still happens to me when I am logged on. Is there any suggestion? I have tried many software to remove it, from Anti-Malware to browser clean-up tools & it still pops up. It even shows up on all my other webpages & so far the only way to get rid of it is to continually click on my Chrome settings and click "delete".

-Alex
 





That is a known adware browser extension you have been infected with. Supposedly you can uninstall it from Windows control panel but you have to know what to uninstall, also Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is supposed to be able to remove it.

Alan
 
run your antivirus or malwarebytes in safe mode as well as turn off windows restore function before you go into safe mode. Some of those pesky programs get in there and return like VD ! Make sure to turn windows restore back on when you go back to normal windows !
 
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Searching for your problem open control panel and look at dates. You should be able to locate it because it will have a date of 12-xx-14. Let us know when and if you find it
Good luck

Carl
 
Use the add block add on. That makes all adds go away, including YouTube adds.
 
ru124t said:
run your antivirus or malwarebytes in safe mode as well as turn off windows restore function before you go into safe mode. Some of those pesky programs get in there and return like VD ! Make sure to turn windows restore back on when you go back to normal windows !
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Tried that method and it's still on my PC. MalwareBytes got rid of 3 things but TinyWallet wasn't one, it's so annoying. Any other advice? :D

-Alex
 
OK if that's not working try this:

1. Access the Windows Control Panel.

2. From the Control Panel, click Uninstall a program or Add and remove a program in the Programs section.

3. Search for TinyWallet in the list of installed programs. Once the adware is located, double click the unwanted program or select it with your mouse and click the Uninstall button. Follow any instructions that may prompt to remove this program. If TinyWallet is not in the list, then look for anything that looks like it shouldn't be there that was installed about the date the problem started. It is sometimes installed as part of other malware or attached to some free software you may have installed.

Google Chrome

1. Click on the Customize icon (wrench or 3 bar icon) next to the address bar and navigate to Tools > Extensions.

2. Search for the TinyWallet extension and remove it by clicking the trashcan icon next to it.

Do the equivalent for any other browser you use.

Alan
 
Pi R Squared said:
OK if that's not working try this:

1. Access the Windows Control Panel.

2. From the Control Panel, click Uninstall a program or Add and remove a program in the Programs section.

3. Search for TinyWallet in the list of installed programs. Once the adware is located, double click the unwanted program or select it with your mouse and click the Uninstall button. Follow any instructions that may prompt to remove this program. If TinyWallet is not in the list, then look for anything that looks like it shouldn't be there that was installed about the date the problem started. It is sometimes installed as part of other malware or attached to some free software you may have installed.

Google Chrome

1. Click on the Customize icon (wrench or 3 bar icon) next to the address bar and navigate to Tools > Extensions.

2. Search for the TinyWallet extension and remove it by clicking the trashcan icon next to it.

Do the equivalent for any other browser you use.

Alan
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Already done both, still pops up unfortunately :(

-Alex
 
Pi R Squared said:
Damn! That sucks badly. :thinking::wtf: The bastards that make this stuff need to be hunted down and terminated by Homeland Security as part of the war on terror.

Alan
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Yea, I don't understand why some people even spend their time making these kinds of things, it's stupid.

@Visible I'll give it a try :D

-Alex
 
Trust me. Let it do a complete scan of your system and make sure it's updated to the latest.
 
I also use superantispyware free edition in cases like this. Might work for you!
 
Problem is that the bullshit that is browser ad-ware is not technically a virus.

You have probably installed it with some other software, setup programmers lately are taking the "sneaking bullshit along with our stuff" into the art form.

First:

Google it. Seriously, google the tinywallet and see how it is removed. It will MOST usually require manual registry modification, manual file deletion from obscure folders in Safe Mode, or worst case, downloading a special software aimed at removal of this crap.

Second, for everybody:

When installing any tiny software, like Any Video Converter, KM Player, VLC Player, any other player, video converters, music converters, youtube downloaders, browser extensions, ANYTHING that's not a several hundred megabytes of professional payed software, watch out for:

As you're scrolling "Next" through setup, if there is ANYTHING, ever, related to "advanced" setup or "custom" button, GO THAT WAY. Never go the "default" route.

Check for any tiny checkboxes already checked by default, with tags such as "Make XYZ my default browser/search page", "Install XYZ toolbar".

Be careful what are you clicking "Accept" to! Read at least the title of the form you're on! Sometimes the software, adds additional "I accept" step for OTHER software without saying!

For example: You have already clicked "Accept" for your software, and you have entered your desired installation directory. Another form with "I accept" button prompts up! That's always trouble. Take SPECIAL note what you are accepting.

In that case, LEAVE the "I accept" box unchecked and then click next, or click "Cancel" button. Seriously. Your own software's setup will not be interrupted.

I can't even count how many times I've almost clicked "I accept" box a second time, only to remember I've already did it on this setup. It's always a bogey software, and solution is as counter-intuitive as they could make it, which is most commonly leaving the "I accept" box empty (or even tick "I decline") and THEN click "Next" and continue with the setup.

Like I said, they're making it into art.

Blindly clicking next on setups is a thing of the past. You have to watch every step and see what you're clicking, otherwise... Greenlanders situation :D
 
Eudaimonium said:
Problem is that the bullshit that is browser ad-ware is not technically a virus.

You have probably installed it with some other software, setup programmers lately are taking the "sneaking bullshit along with our stuff" into the art form.

First:

Google it. Seriously, google the tinywallet and see how it is removed. It will MOST usually require manual registry modification, manual file deletion from obscure folders in Safe Mode, or worst case, downloading a special software aimed at removal of this crap.

Second, for everybody:

When installing any tiny software, like Any Video Converter, KM Player, VLC Player, any other player, video converters, music converters, youtube downloaders, browser extensions, ANYTHING that's not a several hundred megabytes of professional payed software, watch out for:

As you're scrolling "Next" through setup, if there is ANYTHING, ever, related to "advanced" setup or "custom" button, GO THAT WAY. Never go the "default" route.

Check for any tiny checkboxes already checked by default, with tags such as "Make XYZ my default browser/search page", "Install XYZ toolbar".

Be careful what are you clicking "Accept" to! Read at least the title of the form you're on! Sometimes the software, adds additional "I accept" step for OTHER software without saying!

For example: You have already clicked "Accept" for your software, and you have entered your desired installation directory. Another form with "I accept" button prompts up! That's always trouble. Take SPECIAL note what you are accepting.

In that case, LEAVE the "I accept" box unchecked and then click next, or click "Cancel" button. Seriously. Your own software's setup will not be interrupted.

I can't even count how many times I've almost clicked "I accept" box a second time, only to remember I've already did it on this setup. It's always a bogey software, and solution is as counter-intuitive as they could make it, which is most commonly leaving the "I accept" box empty (or even tick "I decline") and THEN click "Next" and continue with the setup.

Like I said, they're making it into art.

Blindly clicking next on setups is a thing of the past. You have to watch every step and see what you're clicking, otherwise... Greenlanders situation :D
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Lol. I think im permanently stuck with it, I have tried tons of programs to remove it & it's still on. Everything I have tried but still, I can always try a system restore :undecided:

-Alex
 
I would just reinstall the OS, it doesn't take long if you've already got all your files backed up (which everyone should be doing anyway).
Use ninite to reinstall the essential applications, everything else you'll have to do manually.

Reinstalling your OS is not a difficult or scary process, I recommend people do it every year. It keeps your computer running like new.
 
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