Difficulty adware popups

I get adware popups even after the el capitan OS X upgrade. How can I fix?

Hi Jim, Force Quit Safari (command + option + ESC keys). Then, restart Safari by holding down the SHIFT key. Then, turn off the extensions Safari (Safari menu > Preferences > Extensions) and then download and run MalwareBytes. Malwarebytes was developed by one of our colleagues here to ASC. He received rave reviews and is on the more proven anti-malware for Mac software.

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