@Matty.
I try logging off, and the ad is gone, but if i sign in again, then it will be there.. my guess is it has something to do with the tabs.. i used to have only one extra tab, which is the one with bell icon, but somehow the other 3 emerged out of nowhere and i cant get rid of them
I also tried regedit.exe, the showbanner is 0, and i even tried removing the nobody key, but still it wont work..
thanks for the suggestion tho..