Look for any “Launchers” that you may have downloaded.

More specifically, look for utility apps (calculators, flashlights, and even call blocking apps). Review apps that are not from trusted developers.Click My Games & Apps to view a chronological list of apps you’ve downloaded. You can visit the Google Play Store and click on the three horizontal lines in the upper right-hand corner. Review which apps you’ve recently downloaded.By downloading AdBlock, you'll be protecting yourself from the worst of these ads. Our ad blocker will block annoying pop-ups as well as aggressive pop-unders and third-party trackers. If you've ever looked at a pair of shoes on one website and then seen an ad for the same pair of shoes on websites you visit later that's the result of trackers (the advertising industry calls this 'retargeting'). Advertising companies that rely on these kinds of ads keep track of your online behavior in a database, which is used to serve ads that are tailored to your recent activity.

A pop-under is an advertisement that hides behind your browser window, revealing itself only when you leave the site you're visiting.Īnother example of aggressive online advertising is the rise of third-party trackers and ads that 'follow' you across the Internet as you browse. So now there are not only pop-ups, there are also pop- unders. Over the years, pop-up ads have become more aggressive in order to get past ad blockers like AdBlock.

Blocking Pop-Ups, Pop-Unders, and Trackers

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