anyone else getting phishing popups ?

I have been seeing advertisements "drop-down" from the top or "creep-up" from the bottom. And sometimes there is a box in the middle of the screen with a X button to close it

Yeah, I find these types of ads intrusive and very annoying. Just do what the review sites do and run ads down the right side of the page where they’re seen but don’t infringe on reading content on the site and/or require the reader to have to close it out. Argh! I’m all for A’gon running ads to make some $$$ off this valuable discussion forum, but I really dislike the way they’ve chosen to implement them. I’m gonna try the ad-blocking software recommended by @nonoise — thanks for that! Haven’t had the pleasure of the pop-up McAfee phishing garbage yet, but for those who have are you using Apple or PC (sounds like OP is PC based)? I use Apple and wondering if that may be helping with this or if it doesn’t matter.

You just missed my last post, but I am on a Macbook running Monteray 12.6.9. Here is a dropbox image of what it looked like when AVG caught the malicious redirect: AVG called it "URL: scam" you can see the Audiogon background as AVG didnt allow the redirect.

AVG block example

At least one other has seen this "hijack" - I did report it so this one is now probably blocked from happening again, but at least I did prove I am not the only one. 

I looked online and found this:
 

• Clear your system’s DNS cache to sever connections to malicious software programs
• Utilize a program or tool that deleted browser hijackers and modifications, or one that scans for and removes spyware
• Reset your browser homepage settings. In more extreme cases, uninstall and then reinstall your browser. 

Hopefully, it will help. You can also install Malwarebytes (at least the free version) to run and see what it detects.

All the best,
Nonoise

You just missed my last post, but I am on a Macbook running Monteray 12.6.9. 
 

Ah, thanks for that helpful info and for sharing your experience here so we’re aware.  It takes a village. 

I never got any publicity or pop up from anywhere and from any site youtube included...

My computer not being "magic" nor wrapped in "tin foil" i concluded that Ublock Origin and Adblock work well together with Firefox on Windows.. Simple...I never owned a Mac though... 😊

My phone is a flapping small bulky one i love from 12 years ago...I dont need a fragile mini computer in my pocket, then no publicity on my prehistoric phone...I hate so much publicity i had no TV  for decades ...