Windows 10: MSN Homepage Suspicious Ad

I accidentally clicked on an ad disguised as a news story that appeared on the MSN homepage. It led to a Russian website and though I closed the page as soon as I realized what it was 3 or 4 seconds, I am afraid my computer might have been compromised by malware. I found a file labeled ru-RU.json on my pc that I think is suspicious. When I asked Copilot to identify it, the AI responded in Russian! When asked why it responded that way, it responded that it misunderstood the or something to that effect. Any ideas about what is going on? So far, numerous antivirus scans have returned no problem

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ADS KEEP PLAYING WITH SOUND IN MSN HOMEPAGE

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

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  Is the issue confined to only MSN homepage?
  
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  Which web browser are you using?
  

If you are referring to IE, I suggest you to clear the cache and cookies and check if it helps.

To clear Cookies

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  Open IE, Go to Tools -> Internet options
  
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  Under Browsing History, Click
  Delete.
  
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  In the next pop-up window, Ensure Cookies check box is checked and click on Delete.
  

To clear Cache

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  Open IE, Press F12, then Ctrl + R
  

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  A pop-up "Are you sure you want to clear browser cache" pops up
  
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  Select Yes.
  

Hope it helps.

 

MSN Homepage appears at bootup

Hi,

For several days now I have had the MSN homepage pop up every time I boot up. It appears to be initiated by a call to open the page MSN . MSN is not my home page and I don't want to see it. How can I stop it opening? I haven't had any updates (due mainly to the fact that, currently, my computer is unable to receive them).

There is an old thread here which suggests an answer using Malwarebytes AdwCleaner. This and other efforts have been taken, but no luck.

Matt

 

Homepage on Edge

I don't know what happened but I can't set my homepage to msn on Edge. I tried the instructions but they don't work.
What is the next step ?????? Thanks