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Why do pages open random ?

I purchased Avast yesterday to clear this issue.After clearing my browsing history and clicking on block pop ups in my setting pages still pop up when i'm online.Why hasn't avast fixed this.

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You need to contact avast customer support they are fast and effective.

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Azrael SRL

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Uninstall Avast, run a system and registry cleaner, download (as in  Save, not Run) a new Avast installer, wait for the download to end and launch it. Once the install is finished accept the boot scan option, register it again and reboot. After the scan is finished just reboot one more time and you're done.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 13, 2011

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you should update your antivirous from internet and after update you should need a boot scan. and then you r protected

damneddle

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Are you using the free version of avast? If you are, then just download and install a new version by clicking the link below:

AVAST FREE EDITION

Anonymous

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Hi,
you can download free avast anti-virus from here.
Hope this helps, please rate if the solution was helpful, thanks!

Anonymous

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WHY you use free edition free edition is not compatible for you pc use the if you like avast antivirus use antivirus pro edition or internet securtiy here is there comparison

http://www.avast.com/internet-security#tab3

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How do I clear browser data?

Well, it depends which browser are you using.
If you are using "chrome" the use the following procedure:
In the top-right corner of the browser window, click the Chrome menu Chrome menu
Click History and recent tabs > History.
Check the box next to each webpage that you want to remove from your History.
At the top of the page, click the button Remove selected items.
A confirmation box will appear. Click Remove.

If you are using "safari" then use the following procedure:
Choose History > Clear History, click the pop-up menu, then choose how far back you want your browsing history cleared.

If using "firefox" the use the following procedure:
Click the menu button New Fx Menu , choose History, and then Clear Recent History….
Select how much history you want to clear:
Click the drop-down menu next to Time range to clear to choose how much of your history Firefox will clear.
History.
Next, click the arrow next to Details to select exactly what information will get cleared. Your choices are described in the What things are included in my history?
Finally, click the Clear Now button. The window will close and the items you've selected will be cleared.

If using "internet explorer" then use the following procedure:
In Internet Explorer for the desktop, click the Tools button Tools button, point to Safety, then click Delete browsing history.
Select the types of data or files you want to remove from your PC then click Delete.

Note

If you want Internet Explorer to delete your browsing history every time you close it, tick the Delete browsing history on exit checkbox before you click Delete.
Note:

If you want Internet Explorer to delete your browsing history every time you close it, tick the Delete browsing history on exit checkbox before you click Delete.
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How to delete downloads

Hi Catherine,

If you're using Chrome:

Clear your download history You can delete all, or some, of your download history. Don't worry, this won't erase your actual downloaded files. It just cleans up your Downloads page.

Remove items from your download history

  1. In the top-right corner of the browser window, click the Chrome menu .
  2. Select Downloads.
  3. For each item you want to delete, click Remove from list.
You can also use the Ctrl+J (Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS) and ?-Shift-J (Mac) to quickly open the Downloads page.

Clear your download history from a longer period of time

  1. In the top-right corner of the browser window, click the Chrome menu .
  2. Click History and recent tabs > History.
  3. Select Clear browsing data.
  4. Uncheck every box but "Download history." It should already be checked for you. Learn more about other types of browsing data you can delete.
  5. At the top, use the drop-down menu to select the amount of download history you want to delete.
  6. Click Clear browsing data.
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Why do pages open random?

Avast is an anti-virus program designed to protect your computer from becoming infected by malware. What you are describing is not a "pop up", which is an advertisement which pops up on your screen or page after it loads completely. In order to stop this type of pop up, install an ad blocker.
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How do I Clear history on google

1. click the three lines at the top right corner of screen.
2. In the drop down menu click click history
3. In the next drop down click history again.
4. It will open a page. Click clear browsing history.
5. A pop up will appear. Choose what you want to delete and set how far back you want to erase. (i.e. the beginning of time)
6. Click Clear Browsing Data.
7. Wait for it to finish. Once you see the settings page, it is done.
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How do i view my browser history

Close, I will provide you with a couple of answers:
1. In Internet Explorer, click on favorites and you will see a tab for history; this will be your browsing history.
2. In AOL, click on View, then History; This option opens the History side panel, which displays your browsing history and provides the number of times you visited the site (in parenthesis) as well as a thumbnail view of the Web page. Clicking Clear My Footprints at the bottom of the History Side Panel clears your browsing history, blocked pop-up list, and all thumbnails.
3. Google Chrome: There is a wrench looking thing in the upper right corner, click it and then on History, this will bring up your entire history.
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How do i clear my cache browers

This is from Chrome Help (there are more options, click the Spanner Icon, then Help) Clear your entire browsing history
  1. Click the spanner icon chrome_toolsmenu.gif on the browser toolbar.
  2. Select Tools.
  3. Select Clear browsing data.
  4. In the dialogue that appears, select the "Clear browsing history" checkbox.
  5. Use the menu at the top to select the amount of data that you want to delete. Select beginning of timeto clear your entire browsing history.
  6. Click Clear browsing data.

The following information is removed when you clear your browsing history:

  • Web addresses that you've visited, listed on the History page
  • Cached text of pages that you've visited
  • Snapshots of your most frequently visited pages on the New Tab page
  • Any IP addresses prefetched from pages that you've visited
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How do I remove History pleae

You may follow the following steps:
  1. Go to the History page by pressing CTRL+H
  2. Click Edit items...
  3. Click Clear all browsing data
  4. Check the Clear browsing history (uncheck others if only the browsing history needs to be cleared). Then Click Clear browsing data.
P.S. I you wan't to clear all, don't forget to set the "Clear data from this period:" to Everything. Or you may just remove individual history on a select sites to cover your tracks. :)
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As soon I log in to my yahoo account, the browser hangs. It has happened about 15 times since yesterday.. Please help.

Try to delete all cookies and clear all cache.

Internet Explorer :
1. Open Internet explorer > Tools > Internet Option
2. On the General Tab under Browsing History, click on Delete
3. On the pop up windows that opens, make sure all check box are checked that has cookies, temporary files, and etc..., then click on delete
4. Just close and re-open Internet Explorer

Mozilla Firefox
1. Open Mozilla Firefox > Tools > Clear Private data
2. On the pop up windows, make sure all boxes are checked as well and click on delete.
3. Close and reopen Mozilla Firefox.


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