[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":108},["ShallowReactive",2],{"en-post-133":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":89,"extension":101,"meta":102,"navigation":103,"path":104,"seo":105,"stem":106,"__hash__":107},"content/post/133.md","133",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":88},"minimark",[9,14,18,22,31,35,43,47,50,54,57,61,74,78,81,85],[10,11,13],"h3",{"id":12},"three-kinds-of-pop-ups-treat-them-separately","Three kinds of pop-ups, treat them separately",[15,16,17],"p",{},"Xunlei, iQiyi, 360, 2345, various input methods, and utilities constantly pop news, ads, or \"your PC is at risk\" in the bottom-right corner. How do you fix this for good? Tell the kinds apart first, then treat each.",[10,19,21],{"id":20},"_1-tell-the-three-kinds-apart","1. Tell the three kinds apart",[15,23,24,25,30],{},"First, software pop-ups. The promotions, news, or trap \"scans\" from third-party apps in the bottom-right corner, the most common and the most annoying. Second, Windows system notifications. App notifications in Settings, like calendar reminders or app pushes. Third, browser push. You once allowed some sites to send desktop notifications, and they often turn into ads; see ",[26,27,29],"a",{"href":28},"/post/38/","Browser Homepage Hijacked",". This guide focuses on the first kind and touches the other two.",[10,32,34],{"id":33},"_2-block-software-pop-ups-most-effective","2. Block software pop-ups (most effective)",[15,36,37,38,42],{},"Huorong (火绒) Security's \"Pop-up Blocker\" module. Free, it recognizes common software pop-ups and blocks them automatically, even letting you \"capture and block\" any pop-up by screenshot. Installing Huorong as a main protector solves it on the side, and the trade-offs between vendors are in ",[26,39,41],{"href":40},"/post/117/","Best Antivirus for Windows",". 360 Pop-up Filter. If 360 is already installed, its \"Pop-up Filter\" also blocks common pop-ups. NetCleaner or ad-filter tools. They target web and some client ads. Reduce at the source. When installing software, uncheck \"start on boot, recommended install, set as default\", avoid bundles, and download from official sites. Fewer rogue apps means fewer pop-ups.",[10,44,46],{"id":45},"_3-tame-windows-system-notifications","3. Tame Windows system notifications",[15,48,49],{},"Settings > System > Notifications lets you turn off \"Get notifications from apps and other senders\" entirely or per app. Turn off \"Show notification banners in action center\" and \"Play a sound for notifications\", and use Focus Assist to mute during games or presentations. The action center in the taskbar also clears notification history one by one.",[10,51,53],{"id":52},"_4-unsubscribe-from-browser-desktop-notifications","4. Unsubscribe from browser desktop notifications",[15,55,56],{},"Sites allowed to send notifications often push ads. In Chrome or Edge, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Site settings > Notifications, and remove the sites you do not want or turn it off globally. It is also worth checking whether the homepage was hijacked and switching to a cleaner browser.",[10,58,60],{"id":59},"_5-stubborn-pop-ups-and-rogue-software","5. Stubborn pop-ups and rogue software",[15,62,63,64,68,69,73],{},"Use Task Manager (",[65,66,67],"code",{},"Ctrl+Shift+Esc",") to locate the pop-up process and then uninstall the source app. If you hit a permissions wall, the folder-access-denied article helps. If it will not uninstall or keeps returning, it may be rogue software; use Geek or Revo Uninstaller plus ADWCleaner to clean. Tell it apart. If the pop-up is a hijacked homepage or navigation site, that is a different problem and follows the homepage-fix path. If it is only Windows 11's built-in promoted tiles or lock-screen suggestions, turn them off in ",[26,70,72],{"href":71},"/post/48/","Turn Off Windows 11 Ads, Recommendations, and Telemetry",".",[10,75,77],{"id":76},"_6-prevent-keep-pop-ups-from-coming-back","6. Prevent: keep pop-ups from coming back",[15,79,80],{},"Download only from official sites, uncheck bundles in custom installs, and periodically clean with Everything or Czkawka and disable promotional startup items. For a clean protection baseline, the Huorong approach in the antivirus comparison article is a good start.",[10,82,84],{"id":83},"_7-browser-push-in-detail","7. Browser push in detail",[15,86,87],{},"The reason browser notifications turn into ads is that you once clicked \"Allow\" on a site's permission prompt, often a disguised \"I am not a robot\" or \"Click to continue\" button. In Chrome or Edge, visiting the notifications page in Settings lists every site with permission, and you can remove the ones you do not recognize. For stubborn ad-injection inside Chrome itself, a malicious extension may be the cause, so review your extensions and remove anything unfamiliar. If pop-ups appear even in a clean browser, the source is a Windows app, and the Task Manager route in section 5 applies. Finally, a clean default browser with hardened settings, covered in the browser recommendation article, reduces both push spam and hijacking risk.",{"title":89,"searchDepth":90,"depth":90,"links":91},"",2,[92,94,95,96,97,98,99,100],{"id":12,"depth":93,"text":13},3,{"id":20,"depth":93,"text":21},{"id":33,"depth":93,"text":34},{"id":45,"depth":93,"text":46},{"id":52,"depth":93,"text":53},{"id":59,"depth":93,"text":60},{"id":76,"depth":93,"text":77},{"id":83,"depth":93,"text":84},"md",{},true,"/post/133",{"description":89},"post/133","jSUsr76uqqUgixU2TL-m8Kw8d7M1i8sIyCWhVatlj7g",1794378304775]