Once in a while it so happens that you are seeing a lot more ads on most websites you visit, and the ads are what can be defined as not “family-friendly”. If you see “ads not by this site” below the ads in small gray font, then this post can help you fix it. I’m not sure if I've to call it a virus or a spyware, but its just something you don’t want. This is also the same which show more ads on Facebook and it displays “ads not by Facebook”. I’ve also have seen it happen on Hulu and other sites. It’s pretty simple to fix this.
The usual advice you receive on the web is to install Ad Blocker Plus and it will not appear anymore. But here you are only blocking them, and they are never truly removed. The malware still sits in your computer. Do not use Ad Blocker Plus for this issue, you are not solving the actual problem.
The real problem is caused by a browser extension called Vid-Saver. It sometimes is downloaded among other stuff like movies or mp3 or even uTorrent.
UPDATE: The issue is mainly because of browser extensions. The most common browser malware is the Vid-Saver. It could be named anything else, and not sound suspicious, like “CodecC 1.0”, or "Adobe Flash Player 11 activeX extension" or other names. The best way to find out which extension/addon is causing the issue is to re-visit all the browser extensions you have installed and check them one by one. Anything which you don’t remember installing or sounds a little weird may have to me checked again. Sometimes it could not be a browser extension too. It could just be some software which you have not installed. Here's a list of the different extensions or software which could cause this. Look for anything like this, and if it is something different, do mention in the comments and help update the list.
Vid-Saver
CodecC 1.0
Adobe Flash Player 11 activeX extension
I Want This
Dislike Button extension (for Facebook)
VDownloader
Coupon Dropdown
So to remove this we will need a good uninstaller. I always use Revo Uninstaller to remove stuff from my laptop, its the best I've found until now.
- No matter what browser you are using, go to the settings and clear all the cookies, and cache.
- Find the extension for Vid-Saver and uninstall it.
- Close all the browser windows.
- Download and install Revo Uninstaller.
- Look for Vid-Saver, and click on Uninstall.
- Read my post on Revo Uninstaller for more info.
- Carefully remove the registry entries related to Vid-Saver.
- Complete Uninstall.
- Restart the browser and visit the website where you were seeing this annoying ad. It should not be there anymore, and must not come back either.
This much pretty must resolve the issue and remove the annoying “ads not by this site” problem.
Hope this helps.
If you are still having problems, then check my other post on Belarc Advisor and get a complete list of all the programs installed in your computer. Look for the suspicious program there, if you can’t find it, drop in a comment and we can find it together.
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Hi. I am having this exact problem, except that I already use Ad Block Plus, and it's still showing "ads not by this site", even on sites that shouldn't have any ads, like my Netflix account. There's no ad or picture, just that text. I checked my extensions and used Revo Uninstaller, and I don't have vid saver on my computer at all. Is there any other program that you know of that could cause this issue?
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. :)
Hi Nikki. This issue is because of extensions/addons on browsers. Most of the time it's the VidSaver. But there are other extensions which cause this too. Go through your browser extensions one by one, and see if there is something that you haven't installed. Or, you could use Revo to go thru ALL the applications you have installed, and see if anything suspicious shows up.
ReplyDeleteI looked through my Firefox extensions and there it was! I removed it and no problems since then. Thanks a lot!
DeleteThe only one I'm not familiar with is CodecC 1.0. A brief Google search informs me that this is probably malware. So that might just be the cause of the issue. Thanks for your help. :)
ReplyDeleteOmg thank you so much for this! Those ads were starting to drive me bonkers. You are the best.
ReplyDeleteAll I did was cleared cookies and removed it from by browser extensions and it worked perfect!
ReplyDeleteThank you
I can't find Vid-Saver.
ReplyDeleteCan anyone help?
Fixed ours by uninstalling "Adobe Flash Player 11 activeX extension". Go to your control panel, then Uninstall a Program. If you have it, remove it.
ReplyDeleteJust be sure not to remove your standard "Adobe Flash Player 11 activeX" if you have it.
Good luck!
Thank you very much for your helpful information and from saving me from losing my mind over stupid ads!
ReplyDeletehurray hurrau hurray! I have had this problem for several weeks! I could NEVER find an extension like you mentioned above (have looked for a couple weeks for an unwanted extension but there isn't one.)
ReplyDeleteHowever, your simple advice of clearing the cache and cookies did the trick! Deleted them from the last couple of weeks and voila! My problem was SOLVED!
It was really frustrating me because the ads literally covered up important information on websites! It made my blogger dashboard un-usable!! Thanks for the simple fix!
Ashley
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I removed Adobe Flash Player 11 activeX extension from my cpu. Appearantly you have to have this program to watch Youtube, so I had to reinstall the program. Now I'm back where I started, with those stupid ads.
ReplyDeleteNevermind. I removed entire Flash Player program.(I'm such an idiot) It was a program called "I Want This" that was causing the ads. Now I'm ad free. THANKS!
DeleteRemoving "I WAnt This" worked for us too. Thanks for the update.
DeleteMine was the dislike button extension for facebook. I couldnt figure it out but I found it. I use google chrome.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. Deleted the extension in my browser and it worked like a charm!
ReplyDeleteI have tried everything to get rid of these ads!! Then finally i found this post and i installed the uninstaller but none of the programs on your list are on my pc so i have no idea what is causing this or what to do!! please help!!
ReplyDeleteHi Megan, at the end of this article you will find a link to Belarc Advisor. Download it and run it, you will get a list of all the programs on your computer. Send me the list and I can probably help you then.
DeleteC:\Program Files (x86)\Belarc\Advisor\System\tmp\(MEGAN-PC).html this is what popped up!
DeleteHi Megan, Belarc Advisor is a local software and will not upload the information into any server (which is a good thing, and it protects your privacy). I will need the information on that web page. You could copy the contents to a notepad or take screenshots and email it to me kusuma(at)littletechiethings.com
DeleteVDownloader was my headache. Uninstall it and voilà! No mor ads.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the information!
WOW just what I was looking for. Came here by searching for additional info
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I've been stuck with these stupid ads for a blog I'm forced to use as a teacher at a private school. What's worse, each time I had to bring up something onto the SmartBoard (say a vocab list) from my blog to review in class, I'd be holding my breath, never quite sure what inappropriate ad my middle-schoolers might be exposed to next.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU for this site!!! It was the "I Want This" extension that was the culprit.
Thank you! Thank you! Removing the extensions from Chrome fixed the problem.
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I have a problem on my friends computer. We have cleared the cache run revo and removed all extensions suspect of causing the adds to pop up.
ReplyDeleteBy removing flash we can kill the some of the content but not all and no amount of software or removal of files seems to help. The adds keep on coming.
I know there must be flash content due to the removal of adobe flash all-together.
What advice would you have?
Try removing ALL of the extensions on ALL your browsers.
DeleteI seemed to have downloaded this malware called "CouponDropDown".
ReplyDeleteIt causes these random ads PLUS ads that appear when you position your cursor over certain words that have been suspiciously turned into links (even words from youtube comments, etc).
I have chrome, so I removed it by clicking on the wrench in the top left corner of the browser, then went to Tools>Extensions and deleted CouponDropDown from the browser. All suspicious ads were removed and my problem was solved.
So if you can't find any of the extensions/software mentioned above, look for CouponDropDown. It has its own icon (a blue ticket stub with CDD written on it) to make it seem more real but it is MALWARE.
Thank you for this article it helped out very much.
Thank you Alex.
DeleteTHANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
ReplyDeleteI found programs I was not familiar with, Vuze and ILivid, which I read may have been the cause of the popups and text enhance. I uninstalled them, but eventually I figured out that the chrome extension wxDfast was the real problem. Thanks for the help!
ReplyDeleteRemoved something called the "BCool App", and that seemed to fix the problem. (Yeah, be cool my arse.)
ReplyDeleteWow it really works! I had "Coupon Dropdown" on my Firefox browser. Thanks alot!
ReplyDeleteWow it really works! I had "Coupon Dropdown" on my Firefox browser. Thanks alot!
ReplyDeleteJust thought I'd help to update the list of possible names. I found that by disabling an extension called "Installation Assistant 1.20.12" I was able to fix my problem.
ReplyDeleteThank you so... so.. much... vid saver it was. Kusuma, what this would this malware would have already done? Will tht have access to my important files, my video chats and other docs?
ReplyDeleteThanks ive removed adobe flash player 11 active x extension fcbk page nw clear
ReplyDeleteThanks a ton got rid of these useless adds
ReplyDeleteI removed "windows live mesh activeX" it also had a bunch of Asian writing symbols in font and behind
ReplyDeleteI had another one on Google chrome, called Install something or other... Thanks to this post I got rid of it, but can't remember the actual name...sry I couldn't be more helpful
ReplyDelete"Installation Assistant 1.20.12" just scrolled up and saw it... derp
Deletewow, thanks for your info. Mine is a Download Help extension. Awesome!!
ReplyDeleteAnother Add On to Watch Out for is Coupon Companion. I was having the same issue with the "Ads not by this site" and once I removed the add on they stopped. Thanks so much for the help!
ReplyDeletethanks a lot, I just uninstall vid-saver and all the ads disappear ..
ReplyDeletethanks again =D
I removed an extension called 1 Click Downloader and that fixed it for me.
ReplyDeleteThanks. In my Safari browser, it was either Best Youtube Downloader 1.0.26 or FastestTube 2.1.4. I didn't have to uninstall, just disable them.
ReplyDeleteHello to everyone I've just come across the same problem. And the above mentioned add-ons names really helped me. The add-on that was causing me trouble was "SaveAs" add-on.
ReplyDeleteApart from displaying ads, it was also slowing down the speed of google search. Thanks a lot to help us detect the issue and fix it.
I uninstalled an extension called Startnow toolbar and it seemed to do the trick. I went control panel - uninstall a program, and sorted by most recent ones I installed, and it was towards the top, because I had just noticed the problem recently. Thanks so much for your help!!
ReplyDeleteI uninstalled an extension called Startnow toolbar and it seemed to do the trick. I went control panel - uninstall a program, and sorted by most recent ones I installed, and it was towards the top, because I had just noticed the problem recently. Thanks so much for your help!!
ReplyDeleteI uninstalled an extension called Startnow toolbar and it seemed to do the trick. I went control panel - uninstall a program, and sorted by most recent ones I installed, and it was towards the top, because I had just noticed the problem recently. Thanks so much for your help!!
ReplyDeleteThank you soooo much for this article, I have been at my wits ends with the ads showing up. I have a son, and they were not appropriate. Worked great, removed Vid Saver extention, and they are gone. :)
ReplyDeleteDoes this remove all concerns, or is there a security issue now with my computer? I have Norton 360 & keep it up-to-date.
Thank you again!
thanx that helped , in my chrome browser, that was named "SaveAs"
ReplyDeleteThat stupid ext called vid saver was my headache im glad i got rid of it. No more stupid ads everytime i click on something. I was infected bad.
ReplyDeleteI had a "Save-It" extension on chrome, deleted it and it solved the problem
ReplyDeleteI got this problem and, whenever I was internet shopping, it would bring up pictures of similar things and annoy the hell out of me. It was called SaveAs and this is the extension's website created so it looks legit http://saveasapp.com/?page=Home
ReplyDeleteMy problem was in a program called Yontoo. So I changed some settings in it and got rid of the annoying ads.
ReplyDeleteI use Firefox and I removed the extension Save Now 3.5 and it worked! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteI use Firefox and I removed the extension Save Now 3.5 and it worked! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteIt was called Coupon Companion on my registry. Quick uninstall and it was gone! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI too started seeing the "ads not by this site" on facebook. The only thing I can think of that caused this is Cnet's download manager thing you have to download in order to download whatever program you originaly wanted. In my case it was a program called JoyToKey. This program is a legit program and has been around for a while and is used for gaming, assigning keys on your keyboard to a gaming controller. I needed an updated version and I could only find it on Cnet's site. I downloaded it and it's packaged in this download manager thing and you have to run it to install the program (JoyToKey). After running it and installing my program, and even unchecking all boxes for unwanted toolbars and what-not I discovered that it went ahead and installed some other B.S. programs found in my start menu. Anyways I uninstalled those and just noticed this "ads not by this site" on facebook and ran across this site looking for a solution. I opened up my browser extensions and found some 'coupon companion' extention... Disabled it and deleted it. Now that ad crap is gone. Thank you and I hope this helps.
ReplyDeleteWow great advice. Heres the one that was on mine and is not on the list: ad Lyrics (add lyrics?)
ReplyDeleteAny way I removed the extension and it seems to work. I don't know how to remove it from my registry thou I ran ccleaner for registry, will that work?
thank you very much!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to ask such a basic question, but how do I find these "extension"? I have firefox. I've tried googling it but I'm not finding what I need.
ReplyDeleteOk i need help i removed the adobe thing i needed to remove yet the ad's are still there , and i have this extension called supreme savings yet it's not removable , any help in how to remove it? anyone?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!!! I downloaded a program called Free Reader last week to open a CVS file. When I installed it, it added Yahoo Toolbar, and some other things along with it. I started getting horribly ugly and offensive ads When I went to Etsy.com (and it totally messed up my Yahoo home page). I was so angry, I almost thought it was Etsy that sold the ad space until I saw the "ads not from this site" caption. I'm so glad I found this article! I found a few suspicious programs listed (that I'll have to go back and check). I uninstalled Free Reader and Yahoo Toolbar (a totally unnecessary add-on for me) but that didn't fix the problem, they just came with the Free Reader download that started this whole mess. I got rid of an add-on called PC Friendly and that got rid of the ads at the top of the page. Then I got rid of Fast Free Converter 3.0 and that solved the problem with the ads at the bottom of the page.
ReplyDeleteSo again, the add-ons I removed were:
Free Reader
Yahoo Toolbar
PC Friendly
Fast Free Converter 3.0
Great website! I use Firefox and got rid of the Coupon Drop Down stuff that was displayed on my Yahoo Mail Plus by disabling the extension Freecorder 7.0.0.13. I use it from time to time so from now on I'll enable it only when I want to use it.
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