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2. Restore your browser to default settings - AOL Help

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   If you've cleared the cache in your web browser, but are still experiencing issues, you may need to restore its original settings. This can remove adware, get rid of extensions you didn't install, and improve overall performance. Restoring your browser's default settings will also reset your browser's security settings.

3. Download, install, or uninstall AOL Desktop Gold - AOL Help

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   Click the Downloads folder. 3. Double click the Install_AOL_Desktop icon. 4. Click Run. 5. Click Install Now. 6. Restart your computer to finish the installation.

4. AOL Desktop Gold - AOL Help

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   Find out how to manage your friends' and colleagues' personal details with AOL Contacts on Desktop. Desktop Gold · Oct 28, 2023. Get answers to your AOL Mail, login, Desktop Gold, AOL app, password and subscription questions. Find the support options to contact customer care by email, chat, or phone number.

5. Browser hijacking - Wikipedia

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   A previous installer of SourceForge included adware and PUP installers. One particular one changes the browser settings of Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer to show the website "istartsurf.com" as the homepage. It does so by changing registry settings and installing software which resets the settings if the user tries to change them.

6. Adware - Wikipedia

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   Adware, often called advertising-supported software by its developers, is software that generates revenue for its developer by automatically generating online advertisements in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during the installation process. The software may generate two types of revenue: one is for the ...

7. Spybot – Search & Destroy - Wikipedia

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   Spybot – Search & Destroy ( S&D) is a spyware and adware removal computer program compatible with Microsoft Windows. Dating back to the first Adwares in 2000, Spybot scans the computer hard disk and/or RAM for malicious software . Spybot-S&D was written by the German software engineer Patrick Michael Kolla, and is distributed by Kolla's Irish ...

8. Restore a missing AOL Desktop Gold icon or shortcut

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   1. By the system clock in the taskbar, click the Expand icon . 2. Right-click on the AOL Desktop Gold icon . 3. Select Create Desktop Shortcut. Has your AOL Desktop Gold icon gone missing from your computer screen? Learn how to restore a Desktop Gold icon or shortcut to your desktop.

9. Drive-by download - Wikipedia

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   In computer security, a drive-by download is the unintended download of software, typically malicious software. The term "drive-by download" usually refers to a download which was authorized by a user without understanding what is being downloaded, such as in the case of a Trojan virus. In other cases, the term may simply refer to a download ...