This just started happenning to me today, so I'm not sure if it's BUS or something wrong with my computer - I did run a complete virus scan, and it says my computer is clean. I'm seeing random words in messages appearing in orange and underlined, and when I click on them, an ad pops up?
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Is it just me - words appearing as hotlinks?
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Is it just me - words appearing as hotlinks?
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Re: Is it just me - words appearing as hotlinks?
Did you recently download something that may have had a search bar or other search function attached to it? If you did you may not even know. I had that problem a while ago and went through programs and got rid of a bunch of stuff. I would check your programs first. Also, what browser are you using?
Re: Is it just me - words appearing as hotlinks?
No problems here with either Chrome or Firefox running under Windows 7 Pro.
A quick consultation with Dr Google suggests that you might have picked up a bad cookie from somewhere, especially if "Text Enhance" appears in the ads that you are seeing.
The info in this link might help you to sort it; http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/archi ... 51696.html .
Edited to add; there is a step-by-step set of instructions for getting rid of it here; http://botcrawl.com/how-to-remove-text-enhance/ .
A quick consultation with Dr Google suggests that you might have picked up a bad cookie from somewhere, especially if "Text Enhance" appears in the ads that you are seeing.
The info in this link might help you to sort it; http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/archi ... 51696.html .
Edited to add; there is a step-by-step set of instructions for getting rid of it here; http://botcrawl.com/how-to-remove-text-enhance/ .
Alone we are born
And die alone
Yet see the red-gold cirrus
Over snow-mountain shine.
From High Country Weather, James K Baxter
You walk with an intelligence
That informs a clear bright eye
There are unexpected revelations
In the company of ravens.
From In The Company Of Ravens, Maddy Prior
And die alone
Yet see the red-gold cirrus
Over snow-mountain shine.
From High Country Weather, James K Baxter
You walk with an intelligence
That informs a clear bright eye
There are unexpected revelations
In the company of ravens.
From In The Company Of Ravens, Maddy Prior
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Re: Is it just me - words appearing as hotlinks?
Thanks Jo and Kiwi.
Will work on cleaning up my computer later today.
splitimage
Will work on cleaning up my computer later today.
splitimage
"Don't go searching for a mermaid son, unless you know how to swim."
from The Mermaid - Great Big Sea
My blog is offline and has been down for a while due to a problem with the Isp and my web master. Working on rebuilding it.
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Re: Is it just me - words appearing as hotlinks?
Thanks again Jo and Kiwi,
It took me some time, but finally disabling a couple of add-on's that had been downloaded when I installed Firefox, fixed the problem.
Computers... love 'em, hate 'em.
splitimage
It took me some time, but finally disabling a couple of add-on's that had been downloaded when I installed Firefox, fixed the problem.
Computers... love 'em, hate 'em.
splitimage
"Don't go searching for a mermaid son, unless you know how to swim."
from The Mermaid - Great Big Sea
My blog is offline and has been down for a while due to a problem with the Isp and my web master. Working on rebuilding it.
from The Mermaid - Great Big Sea
My blog is offline and has been down for a while due to a problem with the Isp and my web master. Working on rebuilding it.
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