Annoying add on


  1. Posts : 11,062
    Windows 10 Pro version 22H2 0n one desktop and running Window 11 Pro 22H2 on unsupported desktop
       #1

    Annoying add on


    When browsing especially on sites like YouTube I get this pop up ad for Total Ad Block seee pic and am wondering if this is a genuine Microsoft app?? as I cannot find it in the Microsoft store.

    Annoying add on-total.png
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    Windows 7 Pro
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    ICIT2LOL said:
    When browsing especially on sites like YouTube I get this pop up ad for Total Ad Block seee pic and am wondering if this is a genuine Microsoft app?? as I cannot find it in the Microsoft store.

    Annoying add on-total.png
    It's a scam. Run an anti-malware scan.
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  3. Posts : 11,062
    Windows 10 Pro version 22H2 0n one desktop and running Window 11 Pro 22H2 on unsupported desktop
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       #3

    Thanks Malok I was just thrown because they had thrown in the Microsoft logo at the top.
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  4. Posts : 2,800
    Windows 7 Pro
       #4

    ICIT2LOL said:
    Thanks Malok I was just thrown because they had thrown in the Microsoft logo at the top.
    I love AdBlock plus

    These guys will bring you to the fact that you have to pay to stop Adds... With only ABP(free) there's nearly nothing going trough on YT.
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  5. Posts : 11,062
    Windows 10 Pro version 22H2 0n one desktop and running Window 11 Pro 22H2 on unsupported desktop
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       #5

    Hmm I thought you said it was a scam??
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  6. Posts : 2,800
    Windows 7 Pro
       #6

    ICIT2LOL said:
    Hmm I thought you said it was a scam??
    "AddBlock Plus" and "Total AdBlock" have nothing in common.
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  7. Posts : 11,062
    Windows 10 Pro version 22H2 0n one desktop and running Window 11 Pro 22H2 on unsupported desktop
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Oh right-o then I might just try the AdBlock Plus - thanks I didn't know there was any difference

    I meant to add is the one you refer to as it is in the Microsoft apps



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  8. Posts : 2,800
    Windows 7 Pro
       #8

    ICIT2LOL said:
    Oh right-o then I might just try the AdBlock Plus - thanks I didn't know there was any difference

    I meant to add is the one you refer to as it is in the Microsoft apps

    This is a scam.

    Annoying add on-total.png
    Annoying add on-screenshot00038.jpg if available for your browser... Honestly

    In the mean time run an anti-malware scan and see what it finds.

    Annoying add on-screenshot00039.jpg

    If you already have an add blocker that satisfies you. You don't really need anything else.
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    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
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    ICIT2LOL said:
    When browsing especially on sites like YouTube I get this pop up ad for Total Ad Block seee pic and am wondering if this is a genuine Microsoft app?? as I cannot find it in the Microsoft store.

    No, it's not a Microsoft app. For a start, it clearly states that it is a product from Total AV. And no, it's not an app from the Store, its a 3rd-party extension for Edge. Go to edge://extensions/ and click Get Extensions for Microsoft Edge and you'll see it there.

    Annoying add on-image.png

    It's sitting between Mcafee Web Advisor and Grammarly for Microsoft Edge in the 'Most popular' section.

    Annoying add on-image.png

    And if you click on it there, you'll go to that page you complained about. There's another page just like it for AdBlock Plus...
    Adblock Plus - free ad blocker - Microsoft Edge Addons
    ...and one for each of the 111 addons (none of them from Microsoft) that you'll find if you type 'adblock' in the search box.

    Annoying add on-image.png


    No, what is worrying is not the content of what pops up, that's legitimate and has a microsoft.com web address. Just because Microsoft officially list it as an addon for Edge doesn't mean they endorse it, but it does mean that as far as they know it's safe to offer it to you (as should be all the others).

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    What is worrying is that the sites you are visiting can tell Edge to show you that page. It's not a scam, but it is over-aggressive advertising (and probably what propelled it into the 'most popular' category).
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  10. Posts : 11,062
    Windows 10 Pro version 22H2 0n one desktop and running Window 11 Pro 22H2 on unsupported desktop
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Thanks to you both I finally got it after a bit of fiddling around with it Plus it popped up on my main laptop too so my network is working fine too!!
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