Remove adwares ( taboola, outbrain etc ) from Chrome/Firefox on Ubuntu
How to remove "around the web" by outbrain or recommended by taboola from google chrome or firefox on ubuntu ?
I tried removing content of
rm -r ~/.config/google-chrome
install and re-install google-chrome but all in vain.
02 Answers
The (disgusting) "around the web" is added by websites themselves to make money off ads.
The only thing you can do is to install an ad-blocker.
I recommend the open source uBlock Origin (Chrome and Firefox; code at GitHub). Get uBlock Origin, not uBlock — that is a discontinued fork.
3I had similar. the adware will be in your profile, so a browser re-install is useless.
A/ in chromium, do: 1/ settings/ advanced/ reset settings. this worked for me. 2/ next, install extension "chrome adware removal". this ext seems best to block and strip adware before it infects.
B/ if you have a malware, you can try clamav, but I have found a wipe and system reinstall to be the only sure means to disinfect.
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