Also be aware that some fake pop ups claim you have a virus & it needs to cleaned immediately (by clicking on the button). Some of these look almost exactly like a legitimate windows Defender screen. They go the great lengths to make them look convincing/genuine.
Since it appears you may have adware, suggest you run AdwCleaner, which is good at ferreting out that kind of malware.
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