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And if you're using Windows 10 or 11, simply hit three keys in succession, holding each one down as you hit it: Ctrl, Alt, Delete. The next thing you see will be a blue screen that gives you 4 options. The last option will be Task Manager. Click on that. Now you'll see a small box showing which programs (or applications) are open. Click on whichever is your browser (example DuckDuckGo, Chrome or Heaven forbid Microsoft Edge) and then tell the Task Manager to close it. Generally you will have this problem in Facebook (the most dangerous program I've seen for viruses and hoaxes), in YouTube (the second most dangerous) or possibly in Yahoo (I could tell you more but I would have to make a political statement). Although these can come from anywhere.

Now when Task Manager closes you can open your browser again and the problem should be gone...particularly if you're using DuckDuckGo. Good luck.