Remove “Ads not by this site” (Removal Instructions)
“Ads not by this site” is an adware program that will display their own ads on eBay,Youtube,Facebook and other the web pages that you are visiting.These advertisements will be shown as boxes containing various coupons that are available or as underlined keywords, which when clicked will display an advertisement that states it is brought to you by “Ads not by this site”.
“Ads not by this site” got on your computer after you have installed another program that had bundled in their installer the “Ads not by this site” adware.
You should always pay attention when installing software because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this “Ads not by this site”. Be very careful what you agree to install. Always opt for the custom installation and deselect anything that is not familiar, especially optional software that you never wanted to download and install in the first place. It goes without saying that you should not install software that you don’t trust.
You should always pay attention when installing software because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this “Ads not by this site”. Be very careful what you agree to install. Always opt for the custom installation and deselect anything that is not familiar, especially optional software that you never wanted to download and install in the first place. It goes without saying that you should not install software that you don’t trust.
“Ads not by this site” – Adware Removal Instructions
This page is a comprehensive guide, which will remove “Ads not by this site” from your Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome.
Please perform all the steps in the correct order. If you have any questions or doubt at any point,STOP and ask for our assistance.
Please perform all the steps in the correct order. If you have any questions or doubt at any point,STOP and ask for our assistance.
STEP 1 : Uninstall “Ads not by this site” programs from your computer
In our case the “Ads not by this site” pop-ups were caused by a program called “SelectionLinks”, however there are many other programs that may cause this unwanted pop-up. In this first step, we will try to identify and remove any malicious program that might be installed on your computer.
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Search and uninstall SaveAs, SelectionLinks, WebCake, Yontoo, SearchNew-Tab,DefaultTab, Coupon Companion and any other recently installed or unknown program from your computer.
- To uninstall “Ads not by this site” program from your computer,click the Start button,then select Control Panel, and click on Uninstall a program. (Add or Remove Programs forWindows XP)
If you are a Windows 8 user, you can right-click on a bottom left hot corner (formerly known as the Start button) and select Control panel from there, then select Uninstall a program.
Depending on what program has installed the “Ads not by this site” pop-ups, the above programs may have a different name or not be installed. If you cannot find any unwanted programs on your computer, then you can proceed with STEP 2.
STEP 2 : Remove the “Ads not by this site” residual damage from your browser
Depending on what program has installed the Ads not by this site adware, there might be one or more browser extensions which we will need to remove from your web browser.
Remove “Ads not by this site” from Internet Explorer
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Open Internet Explorer,then click on the gear icon (Tools for Windows XP users) at the top (far right) and then select Manage add-ons
- From the Toolbars and Extensions tab, select SaveAs, SelectionLinks, WebCake, Yontoo,SearchNew-Tab, DefaultTab, Coupon Companion and any other unknown plugin, then click Disable.
Remove “Ads not by this site” from Mozilla Firefox
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At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, then select Add-ons.
Select the Extensions tab, then remove SaveAs, SelectionLinks, WebCake, Yontoo,SearchNew-Tab, DefaultTab, Coupon Companion and any other unknown extensions from Mozilla Firefox.
Remove “Ads not by this site” from Google Chrome
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In the Extensions tab,remove the SaveAs, SelectionLinks, WebCake, Yontoo,SearchNew-Tab, DefaultTab, Coupon Companion and any other unknown extensions, by clicking on the Recycle Bin next to the plugin.
Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar,select Tools and then click on Extensions.
NOTE: Depending on what program has installed this adware, the above extensions may have a different name. It is recommended that you remove any unknown or unwanted extensions from your web browser.