
If you set up a new user, it will be similar to a new browser installation. Create a fresh browser profileīoth Google Chrome and Firefox give you the option to set up multiple users each isolated in their own space having their own preferences and settings. You may also run an isolated browser session to make things clearer. Try to open specific websites (whose ad structure you’re familiar with) on multiple browsers (like Chrome, Firefox, Opera, etc.) which you have already installed.

The goal is to isolate the cause, and we’ll proceed by the method of elimination. The ads might be effective within several browsers, or may be active on a single specific one.

The first thing you should find out is whether the Adware program resides within your browsers.

Here is what you should do: Browser Level Investigation There could be a lot of reasons why your browser is showing unwanted ads. Note that your operating system’s standard "Uninstall" utility is not used.The first step in the right direction would be to consider the possible causes. On Linux, there is no default location, however the folder will be named "tor-browser_en-US" if you are running the English Tor Browser. Note that if you did not install Tor Browser in the default location (the Applications folder), then the TorBrowser-Data folder is not located in the ~/Library/Application Support/ folder, but in the same folder where you installed Tor Browser.

