Help!! Adware everywhere

By Anoop Nair on July 8, 2015 3 Comments / 3011 views

Hello friends

I am here with a problem being faced from the last 5-6 days. Whenever I open a website that particularly uses Google Analytics code or Google Adsense code, My system, phone browser responds in a weird way. When I click on any link, it opens a new browser tab and directs me to some ads and unrelated content. Looks like my system is infected.. or my entire network? Not sure.

I own two WordPress websites and was facing the same issue there as well. I tried to disable the Google Analytics code and Google Adsense code and everything started working fine. When I re-enabled them, the ads started popping again in a new tab. Even TRHS website is behaving the same way.

I tried to look for a solution on Google and other forums but couldn’t get anything working for me.

Just wanted to know if anyone is facing the same issue or faced something similar in the past?

Please help in case you have any idea about how to remove these ads. Right now I am using adblock extension for chrome and it is somewhat preventing the ads. I know it is not the correct way as it only closes the newly opened ads tab and does not prevent it from being opened at the first place.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks!

PS : Please find the screenshots below :

On clicking the Members tab, it opens a new browser tab with some ads..

Anoop Nair | @ance2006

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Anoop Nair

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asha chaudhry July 8, 2015, 5:10 am

hi anoop,

darshan faced something similar from MTNL. he installed an adblock.

ps: is that why your screenshot doesn’t show the banners on trhs?
Anoop Nair July 9, 2015, 3:33 am

Hi Asha

The issue is now resolved. My router was compromised and some DNS settings were altered by some virus/ adware. I had to manually reset the router settings and re-enter the ISP credentials. Now its working fine.

I have removed the default router pwd and changed it to something strong. The reason why my router settings were altered was the default password (admin) that I never bothered to update.

Lesson learnt – Always update the default password as soon as possible 🙂

Thanks!
asha chaudhry July 9, 2015, 4:35 am

hey thanks for sharing the lesson – i know a lot of folks who stick to the default setting!!