Did you ever open a website only to have half a dozen small windows?or sometimes full pages?pop up in front of you, trying to sell you everything from online dating services to the most embarrassing porn?

The culprit behind these incredibly annoying popups is Adware, the bits and pieces of software that malicious websites leave on your computer in your web browser’s cache of old files and cookies. Usually Adware does not result in any long-term damage to your PC, but there is no doubt it can slow down your computer’s performance and generate popups that block your view of web pages over and over again.

That’s why millions of PC users demand an effective way to delete adware. They demand to delete adware before it even gets on their computer. And, fortunately for computer users everywhere, there are many good options to assist PC owners in doing just that.

For starters, following a few simple rules will greatly reduce adware’s ability to infect your PC. There are websites you really ought to avoid at all costs. This includes websites with picture, video, or music downloads, and anything selling dating, gambling, pharmaceuticals, or porn. You also should avoid most websites for online dating services. The overwhelming majority of adware comes from those kinds of sites. Avoid them, and Adware will avoid you.

There is a tiny fraction of the remaining adware that comes from other sites, but there are options that allow you to detect it. Most of the latest editions of popular browsers provide some form of adware protection. You might get a red warning flat telling you that a website you are about to visit might put your computer at risk. By enabling these features of your browser, you can protect your computer from problems before they ever start.

What is the very best way to block adware from your computer? Install a good version of anti-adware software. Anti-adware detects potential adware, and blocks or deletes it before it ever enters your cache.

This software remains on all the time. You can usually see an icon for it in the taskbar at the bottom right hand of your computer screen. Every time you open a website, download a file, or open an email, the program will scan the content of the files and tell you if there is any malicious content. In a small number of cases, anti-adware will block downloads and in the most severe cases it will quarantine files in the same that your anti-Virus software does.

With common sense and by carefully avoiding high-risk sites, and an effective anti-adware program, you can keep your computer safe from infectious files, unwanted popups, and annoying adware that slows you down and gets in your way.