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Old 08-15-2012, 08:11 AM
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Is it just me, or are other folks seeing the odd word underlined like a link, which ends up being an ad?

Haven't seen that before but this computer I'm on isn't my normal laptop, either. Maybe it's the browser.

Just weird, haven't seen it before until the last couple days.
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Old 08-15-2012, 08:13 AM
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Those have been popping up more and more all the time
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Old 08-15-2012, 08:13 AM
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You picked up a Malware or Spyware re-direct virus. Down a malware/spyware anti-virus or AVG Free and clean them up. Should help you.
I had that a year or so ago. Annoying.
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Old 08-15-2012, 08:14 AM
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had a bug when I had that happening
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Old 08-15-2012, 08:15 AM
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I guess I'll be getting my system cleaned out.
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Old 08-15-2012, 08:17 AM
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I havent noticed anything at all. Where are you seeing this?
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Old 08-15-2012, 08:25 AM
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I havent noticed anything at all. Where are you seeing this?
the virus that they have puts little tags all over every message that they see on their screen.

When you click on it, it sends you to an ad. When I had it my ads were for IRS and revenue canada
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Old 08-15-2012, 08:51 AM
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The free version of Malwarebytes should do the trick. http://www.malwarebytes.org
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Old 08-15-2012, 06:52 PM
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Thanks a bunch!

I'm seeing them in a LOT of messages.

Cleaning out now
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