Even with an excellent popup blocker\/ad blocker like uBlock Origin you may still encounter this.\u00a0 Don’t panic if you do!\u00a0 At this point it’s just another popup.\u00a0 Simply close all browser windows and continue on as normal.\u00a0 If you can’t close your browser (yes, sometimes this ugly little wart on the internet will prevent you from even doing that!), you can always go to the nuclear option!<\/p>\n

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• Press CTRL-ALT-DELETE all at the same time<\/li>\n
• Click Task Manager<\/li>\n
• Highlight your web browser process (you can see here I have selected Google Chrome) and click End Task\n
  

  Windows Task Manager<\/p><\/div>\n

  Have you experienced this popup?\u00a0 Leave a comment below and tell us about your experience!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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