Pop-ups on your computer can be a sign of a malware infection, in some cases. (Photo: Getty) When you run across a pop-up on your favorite website, it's admittedly annoying. Still, you can easily ...

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When you run across a pop-up on your favorite website, it's admittedly annoying. Still, you can easily click that little X in the corner within seconds, and go about your browsing. But when pop-ups ...

Websites can alert you to new content or actions you need to take through pop-up notifications in your browser. However, these pop-up notifications can be distracting or intrusive, whether you're ...

Ridding your business computer of random advertisements, or pop-up ads, can go a long way toward protecting the machine from malware and assorted viruses. In addition, getting rid of pop-up ads will ...

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Scam pop-ups are designed to cause panic, using urgent messages, flashing warnings and fake alerts to grab your attention. Click a link, and you risk handing over personal information — so it’s vital ...

Most -- and maybe all – search engines don't have pop-up advertisements, so if your computer is getting nonstop pop-ups when you visit a search engine, something's wrong. Google, for example, insists ...

Generally speaking, the internet is a better place without pop-ups. Pop-up windows can often appear on your screen unexpectedly — posing risks for viruses or just providing annoyance — and rarely ...

A lot of websites want to send you notifications. If you’re like me, you don’t want to receive them 99% of the time. The Chrome browser helps by popping up a window asking if you want to receive ...