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this keeps popping up in a separate tabe in Google Chrome.
Yesterday, it had a cartoon picture of a curvaceous woman with brown skin and blond hair whose teeth were being extracted with a pliers. Underneath the pliers was the caption: "Belief"

Edited by happygeek because: i have removed the url to prevent other members being infected
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As reported a recurring, sensational popup (seen in Chrome and sometimes IE) and other members confirmed scans helped, the pattern most closely matches adware/malvertising or a potentially unwanted program that injects dialogs into browsers or the system. These infections often survive a single scanner and hide in extensions, startup entries, scheduled tasks, or modified browser shortcuts/hosts entries. The next steps focus on targeted cleanup and verification rather than guessing a single “virus name.”

Practical cleanup checklist (do these from an administrative account; run scans in Safe Mode if a remover suggests it):

  • Inspect and remove unknown browser extensions and reset the browser profile (Chrome: chrome://extensions and Settings → Reset). Check the browser shortcut Target for extra text after the .exe and remove it.
  • Uninstall suspicious programs from Control Panel → Programs and Features and look for recent/unfamiliar installs.
  • Run specialized PUP/adware removers (adware cleaners and second-opinion scanners), then reboot and repeat a full system scan.
  • Check scheduled tasks, services, and Startup entries (Task Scheduler, msconfig/Startup tab or Task Manager) for unfamiliar items. Use Autoruns/Process Explorer (Sysinternals) if available to inspect persistent autostarts.

Quick checks and safe commands:

  • Flush DNS and reset networking cache:
    ipconfig /flushdns
netsh winsock reset
sfc /scannow

Cautions and final options: avoid clicking the popups or any “scanner” links they offer. If the problem persists across browsers after removers and manual cleanup, consider creating a full backup of personal data and performing an OS repair or clean reinstall; persistent adware can embed itself in deep autostart locations. Credit to and for highlighting the multi-browser nature and the value of running cleanup scans — the approach above combines manual inspection with targeted tools to remove the usual hiding places for this kind of unwanted behavior.

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Looks like a phishing attempt - since it keeps popping up in Chrome, it is likely a virus you already contracted that is causing the popups. You can try disabling popups in Chrome (not hard to do), but I suspect that the malware already on your system will block that... Have you run at least 2 different anti-virus scanners on your system? What A/V are you currently using?

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iv been haveing the same problem for quite some time. Same thing happening only diffrent ad's or the ad's will change. Iv done every v/s though avast and have done it frequently. avast dose not delet malwear so i did a seperet test just for that and detected alot. After getting rid of the malwear i thought that would solve the problem but guess whats back up on my computer... yepp same stuff. Oh and every once in a while it will pull up an add in internet exsloper as well. even though i dont use that browser often. Now my question is... has this been link to a certin type of file or virus? Is there any known possible way of hunting this down and stoping it other then what iv already done? I do want to mention that this has been happening for a few months now and my computer is still running fine and as fast as the first day i bought it. so i dont feel its a BIG threat. Just really annoying.

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Thank you, Rubberman. Jessica 4 - glad to know i'm not alone with this problem. I have only been running Microsoft Anti-virus. will try a few other anti-virus scanners and see if they can get rid of it. again thanks for your help.

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You can disable popups in chrome. See if that helps.

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I just updated my avast anti virus and downloaded malwarebytes Anti-malware 1.7. did this about 2 days ago and i havent had that problem again since. and it use to be a dayly pop up. Google the anti-malware and try that. Iv had popups disabled in chrome and it still happened. so hopefully this dose the trick for you as it did for me.

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