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Annoying links
by Edwin Frey » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:53 am
It seems that several words on the main page have been converted to hyperlinks to sites advertising for mortgage quotes and other things. Is this something that's been done to get financial support for the webcams, or has someone pirated parts of the page? I find them irritating because if my cursor even just passes over them, they bring up windows I have to shut down so I can navigate back to the webcams. Just wondering...
Mr. Ed
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Avid fan of the C&TSRR, garden railroader, general gofer.
Definitely narrow (gauge) minded.
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Re: Annoying links
by Edwin Frey » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:55 am
Holy crap! They're even showing up in my post!
Mr. Ed
Avid fan of the C&TSRR, garden railroader, general gofer.
Definitely narrow (gauge) minded.
Avid fan of the C&TSRR, garden railroader, general gofer.
Definitely narrow (gauge) minded.
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Re: Annoying links
by Jason Rose » Wed Mar 05, 2014 12:04 pm
Sounds like you've got some malware/adware infesting your machine. Everything looks normal for me.
Try running MalwareBytes. Be sure to run "Perform FULL Scan." It'll take several hours to finish, but it works well.
Good luck.
Try running MalwareBytes. Be sure to run "Perform FULL Scan." It'll take several hours to finish, but it works well.
Good luck.
Jason Rose
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Re: Annoying links
by Rich Murray » Wed Mar 05, 2014 12:49 pm
ditto to what Jason posted. And, you might also get "Adblock Plus".
Please bear in mind that the forum is only here to keep you informed with
the comings and goings of the railroad and the Friends, not as a money maker.
If at anytime you should see an ad here its from some lowlife sneak thief using your computer without permission (or honesty and decency).
Please bear in mind that the forum is only here to keep you informed with
the comings and goings of the railroad and the Friends, not as a money maker.
If at anytime you should see an ad here its from some lowlife sneak thief using your computer without permission (or honesty and decency).
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Re: Annoying links
by Larry Sullivan » Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:31 pm
Edwin - good luck with your issue, it sounds like a virus/malware/adware to me as well.
Jason -- thanks for the suggestion of the MalwareBytes - I don't particularly want to promote a product on here that's not related to the Friends, but wow - it works great! I've been having an issue with my laptop for some time, and the quick run of this program seems to have resolved it - and I've tried many others, even found a few things on the desktop. Just used quick scan for now, but will do full scan overnight.
Jason -- thanks for the suggestion of the MalwareBytes - I don't particularly want to promote a product on here that's not related to the Friends, but wow - it works great! I've been having an issue with my laptop for some time, and the quick run of this program seems to have resolved it - and I've tried many others, even found a few things on the desktop. Just used quick scan for now, but will do full scan overnight.
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Re: Annoying links
by Jason Rose » Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:35 pm
You're welcome, Larry. Occasionally, working in IT pays off.
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Spring, Texas - MP 209.7 - UP Palestine Sub
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance" - Wendell Phillips
"Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid." - Sgt Stryker USMC
“Life is too short to deal with other people’s drama.” – Sgt Jason Rose USMC
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Ferroequinearcheologist-in-Training
RioGrandeExplorations.net
Spring, Texas - MP 209.7 - UP Palestine Sub
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance" - Wendell Phillips
"Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid." - Sgt Stryker USMC
“Life is too short to deal with other people’s drama.” – Sgt Jason Rose USMC
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Re: Annoying links
by gary armitstead » Thu Mar 06, 2014 3:18 pm
No problem here. Using XPPro, Google Chrome. Always run Malware Bytes.
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