remove pop up ad from ads.matte.com malware from ubuntu!

google-chrome chromium 15.04 malware

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Solution 1

This does not appear to be an OS related issue. I would recommend you to read this http://www.quora.com/How-do-I-stop-AdsMatte-spam-popups-and-ads

Basically it is an attack on/via your router. You should hard reset it. A lot of computers on my intranet got affected. I got rid of it that way.

Solution 2

Please refer to this post for a short guide on removing malware. In addition to what answers were posted in that thread I would recommend that you do a full reset on all of your browsers just to be safe.

It is not that common for non Windows systems to get infections but it is still a possibility that they can get in, and the most common types of infections I have seen in my experience would be a type of browser hijacker.

Hope this has helped :)

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V Sree Harissh

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Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

V Sree Harissh over 1 year

A malware pops up http://ad.adsmatte.com/<random string> and annoys me every time i click on a link. It has also denied me access to youtube. The youtube page is completly disoriented and doesnt play any video. I tried to reinstall the chromium browser and all, but they were futile. My browsing speed has also declined. Please help! Below is how youtube is displayed!
- david6 about 9 years
  
  Is this a really Windows issue, or do you think you have a virus under Ubuntu? Same (Windows) issue on an Android forum: forums.androidcentral.com/general-help-how/…
- V Sree Harissh about 9 years
  
  I'm using ubuntu 15.04 ... Since i have low reputation i could't post picture...
- V Sree Harissh about 9 years
  
  You can search "ad.adsmatte.com pop up" in google and you'll find lots of solution that were written within 2-3 days back from today...But all of them have talked about how to solve in windows OS... I want to solve this problem in my Ubuntu OS...
- david6 about 9 years
  
  have you attempted to remove/disable any suspect Extensions in Chrome/Chromium? See: antivirusgateway.com/…
- V Sree Harissh about 9 years
  
  It has affected all browsers. Even if I download a random new browser, I still get the pop up.
- V Sree Harissh about 9 years
  
  I have added picture to this question. Have a look.
V Sree Harissh about 9 years

It is not an os related issue? The removal methods all over the internet are specifically for windows users. I tried uninstalling all the browsers and installing them back! But none were of any use.
Chinmay about 9 years

No it's not. I was surprised to see it on Ubuntu as well. I'm on Ubuntu 14.04 and I had the same problem. Also the youtube page.
V Sree Harissh about 9 years

Thank you so much! Hard reset actually solved the problem!
JoKeR about 9 years

I doubt that there's no solution, everything the man creates can be broken. ;)