CompTIA A+ 220-1102 (V14) Practice Question

Unwanted desktop alerts are a classic sign of adware or other malware installed on the system. Performing a full antivirus or anti-malware scan is the most effective first step because it identifies and removes malicious programs that generate the notifications. Simply disabling applications or turning off notifications may hide the symptom but leaves the malware in place. Rebooting or installing Windows updates is good practice but rarely removes adware that is already resident on the computer.