any IT people out there?

coco3382458
coco3382458 Posts: 296 Member
in Chit-Chat
Hopefully I can explain this right...but all of a sudden I am seeing certain words underlined in blue that I can click on. Like if someone uses the word "weight" I could click on it and it would take me to a different site. I use crome and have never seen that on here before or is this happening to everyone on MFP now? I dont like it and want it off if possible....thx

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  • kae_blah
    kae_blah Posts: 180 Member
    Sounds like some words are being turned into hyperlinks (the things you can click on).

    Perhaps the browser you use (Internet Explorer/Firefox/Chrome/etc) has an add-on or plug on that recognises certain words and changes them into links.

    Just a guess as I had a chat program that used to change words to links to Wikipedia pages.
  • magnum26
    magnum26 Posts: 356 Member
    Sounds to me like you have malware. Download and run Malwarebytes, make sure you have your browser closed and nothing else other than Malwarebytes open so it can clean the system.

    If you get stuck message me. :) x
  • joshpass
    joshpass Posts: 82 Member
    Is it all websites or just some websites? Some websites will do this as a "feature" or as advertising for them. If it's on ALL websites, then you have some sort of plugin (legit or not legit) that has done this for advertising functions as well. I'd check your browser plugins and/or your uninstall area (Programs and Features in Windows 7/8). Otherwise, you need to run a malware scan . MalwareBytes is a good one.
  • Capt_Inzane
    Capt_Inzane Posts: 733 Member
    I highly recommend the below software. It's free and will help get rid of your malware (or adware is what you have).

    www.malwarebytes.org

    You can install the above and only install one or the other of the below. Do not install both (won't allow you at least it used to prevent you from having both). Which one you want is honestly personal preference but if you have nothing I highly recommend at least one of them.

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download

    OR

    http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage

    More than likely you haven't been compromised (unless you are experiencing other issues) but you definitely have malware/adware on your machine. If you have any further questions feel free to PM me and I'll explain/assist in further detail.
  • anjani_009
    anjani_009 Posts: 511 Member
    I've had that before as well, adblock took care of that for me (plus no more ads too)

    https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-title/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb?hl=en

    :)
  • Sweaty_N_Hungry
    Sweaty_N_Hungry Posts: 142
    It's all the porn sites you've been visiting. Stop it, you'll go blind.

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