I just responded to another forum question, and noticed that a lot of hyperlinks appeared in my repsonce, sending you off into hyperspace to advertisements. Where have they come from?
Happywanderer said
03:01 AM Sep 30, 2012
Haven't noticed them Dunmowin. Which thread was it in, Will go have a look.
Dunmowin said
03:08 AM Sep 30, 2012
Marj, just take a look below at both your reply, and my post. Your post has the word "noticed" underlined, and my post has the word "Australia" underlined. If you hover your mouse over it, it comes up with a box advertising a web site for newschannel8online
Happywanderer said
03:11 AM Sep 30, 2012
It must be your computer as they are not underlined here. Nothing strange about any of the posts and they don't go to any links. Never heard of that happening before.
Travel Bug said
03:12 AM Sep 30, 2012
Dunmowin, I can't see any hyperlinks. There is nothing underlined in any post on my screen.
vk6tnc said
03:16 AM Sep 30, 2012
I think it might be software that got onto your PC, Dunmowin
No hyperlinks here......
Dunmowin said
03:16 AM Sep 30, 2012
All a bit strange. My virus protection is up to date
Happywanderer said
03:17 AM Sep 30, 2012
Have you turned something on by mistake?
vk6tnc said
03:22 AM Sep 30, 2012
Have you installed any new programs or toolbar add ons recently? It may have been a hidden feature ??? Try restoring to a previous date.
Dunmowin said
03:28 AM Sep 30, 2012
I might try rebooting for a start.
kandagal said
03:33 AM Sep 30, 2012
I certainlycan't see any on my screen
Sheba said
07:42 AM Sep 30, 2012
Nothing on mine either.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Mousey said
11:53 AM Sep 30, 2012
strange nuthin here
Rip and Rosie said
03:53 PM Sep 30, 2012
nothing here either- I would do a full virus scan and if you can scan to malware do that too.
_wombat_ said
03:59 PM Sep 30, 2012
Dunmowin wrote:
Marj, just take a look below at both your reply, and my post. Your post has the word "noticed" underlined, and my post has the word "Australia" underlined. If you hover your mouse over it, it comes up with a box advertising a web site for newschannel8online
what virus checker are you useing?
Rip and Rosie said
04:44 PM Sep 30, 2012
Its not a virus, its malware. It drops cookies onto your system and then uses you as advertising etc. I don't think a virus checker picks it up, try this site- good info there too. www.malwarebytes.org
Rosie
_wombat_ said
05:49 PM Sep 30, 2012
Rip and Rosie wrote:
Its not a virus, its malware. It drops cookies onto your system and then uses you as advertising etc. I don't think a virus checker picks it up, try this site- good info there too. www.malwarebytes.org
Rosie
If it is putting cookies on your system he could also just clean out his cookie folder, as you say malwarebytes should also do the trick.
Dunmowin, let us know how you go.
Plendo said
10:12 PM Sep 30, 2012
Folks I deal with this all the time (over 300 users), and while in the work environment I have to toe the company line, here I would recommend running AVG as your virus checker, just the free version, it does all you need. For malware download a copy of Malwarebytes, again the free version and run a scan occasionally.
Both these tools require regular updates, and if you are on a limited plan I would turn off the auto update, BUT make sure you remember to update whenever you have cheaper access (free wifi is good).
Dunmowin said
12:12 AM Oct 1, 2012
Thanks all, I am running Norton by Symantic. I will run a virus scan and try the Malware as well. Will let you know how i go, as rebooting did not do the trick. I will also empty my cookie jar.
_wombat_ said
12:25 AM Oct 1, 2012
Dunmowin wrote:
Thanks all, I am running Norton by Symantic. I will run a virus scan and try the Malware as well. Will let you know how i go, as rebooting did not do the trick. I will also empty my cookie jar.
try one at a time then you will know how to get rid of it next time, hope there is not a next time.
jetj said
01:21 AM Oct 1, 2012
Dunmowing,
can you take a screenshot of what you are seeing? You should have a Prt Sc button and it would save the screen as a jpeg which you could upload and show us what is happening.
_wombat_ said
01:37 AM Oct 1, 2012
jetj wrote:
Dunmowing,
can you take a screenshot of what you are seeing? You should have a Prt Sc button and it would save the screen as a jpeg which you could upload and show us what is happening.
I think he is just getting a word underlined and is able to click on it, it then takes him to a web site, I think that is what is happening.
Thanks everyone for your patience. Having now left the workforce, where I had a very handy IT colleage, I often find it hard to work out what is going on, but where there is a will, there is a way.
I followed the advice and ran my virus scan, which showed up nothing un-towards (which I expected) I have now found where the cookie monster lives, and sent him on his way. The hyperlinks have now gone with him!
Happywanderer said
09:37 PM Oct 2, 2012
Have been watching for some good news on this. Yippeeee. Those cookies are the enemy of us all. lol
Travel Bug said
09:57 PM Oct 2, 2012
Glad that your 'pooter is feeling better now.
_wombat_ said
11:08 PM Oct 2, 2012
some cookies are good to have
vk6tnc said
11:10 PM Oct 2, 2012
But like Grandma said, "Having too many is not a good thing"
I just responded to another forum question, and noticed that a lot of hyperlinks appeared in my repsonce, sending you off into hyperspace to advertisements. Where have they come from?
Marj, just take a look below at both your reply, and my post. Your post has the word "noticed" underlined, and my post has the word "Australia" underlined. If you hover your mouse over it, it comes up with a box advertising a web site for newschannel8online
Never heard of that happening before.
Dunmowin, I can't see any hyperlinks. There is nothing underlined in any post on my screen.
No hyperlinks here......
All a bit strange. My virus protection is up to date
I might try rebooting for a start.
Nothing on mine either.
Cheers,
Sheba.
what virus checker are you useing?
www.malwarebytes.org
Rosie
If it is putting cookies on your system he could also just clean out his cookie folder, as you say malwarebytes should also do the trick.
Dunmowin, let us know how you go.
Both these tools require regular updates, and if you are on a limited plan I would turn off the auto update, BUT make sure you remember to update whenever you have cheaper access (free wifi is good).
Thanks all, I am running Norton by Symantic. I will run a virus scan and try the Malware as well. Will let you know how i go, as rebooting did not do the trick. I will also empty my cookie jar.
try one at a time then you will know how to get rid of it next time, hope there is not a next time.
Dunmowing,
can you take a screenshot of what you are seeing? You should have a Prt Sc button and it would save the screen as a jpeg which you could upload and show us what is happening.
I think he is just getting a word underlined and is able to click on it, it then takes him to a web site, I think that is what is happening.
It could be something like this TextEnhance Removal
Thanks everyone for your patience. Having now left the workforce, where I had a very handy IT colleage, I often find it hard to work out what is going on, but where there is a will, there is a way.
I followed the advice and ran my virus scan, which showed up nothing un-towards (which I expected) I have now found where the cookie monster lives, and sent him on his way. The hyperlinks have now gone with him!
Glad that your 'pooter is feeling better now.
some cookies are good to have