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ads on IE - How do I clear them?

hi experts,
I've done searches on my computer using internet explorer let's say for speakers, or shoes or anything. Now when I open yahoo.com i get a bunch of ads of what stuff I have been searching for or looking at. How do I reset IE so that it can forget all my searches and yahoo doesn't have to be prompting me with those ads?

Ramin

1. In your Internet Explorer browser, proceed to tools
2. Then click on Internet Options
3. In the "General" tab in the "Browsing History" section, tick the box that reads "delete browsing history on exit" then click "delete".
4. Ensure the box “Preserve Favorites website data” is UNTICKED and all other boxes ARE TICKED in this screen and click on "delete"
5. Click "OK" to close the menu

Also:
1.Open Internet Explorer, select the Tools button ( top right ) and then select Manage add-ons.
2.Disable all add-ons.

Wayne88

If what you're describing are pop ups then it sounds like you've gotten some kind of malware. Download Malware Bytes (free) then run it to see if you're PC is infected with malware.

Ramin

If that didn't fix the problem then download and Install AdwCleaner, and scan your PC.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/

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frankbustos

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this helped thanks