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Non Life Sciences => Geek Speak => Topic started by: neilep on 30/09/2011 01:53:52

Title: Why Using CHROME On This Site Do I Get This Spammy Thing ?
Post by: neilep on 30/09/2011 01:53:52
On Firefox and Explorer I do not get the following....


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But when using Chrome......the last week has seen random words picked on a page and turned into clicky ads and highlighted in green when my mouse cursor runs over them ?

Is this Malware ?...how do I get rid of it ?

it's so annoying !!


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grrrrrr !!!











Title: Why Using CHROME On This Site Do I Get This Spammy Thing ?
Post by: neilep on 30/09/2011 01:54:43
LOL...in my above post the word 'GREEN' is highlighted in green and clicky !!
Title: Why Using CHROME On This Site Do I Get This Spammy Thing ?
Post by: neilep on 30/09/2011 01:57:31
OK...I think I have cured it....apparently I had something called 'TEXTENHANCE'...which apparently had been " offered" to me !!..

I did not install or request or give permission but I seem to have opted out successfully !!
Title: Why Using CHROME On This Site Do I Get This Spammy Thing ?
Post by: neilep on 30/09/2011 01:58:32
Erhmm...Can a MOD please move this to the appropriate computer geeky section !
Title: Why Using CHROME On This Site Do I Get This Spammy Thing ?
Post by: JP on 30/09/2011 02:07:35
I'm using chrome and I don't get that.  Is it possible you downloaded something with a spammy payload in it?
Title: Why Using CHROME On This Site Do I Get This Spammy Thing ?
Post by: neilep on 30/09/2011 10:23:57
Quote from: JP on 30/09/2011 02:07:35
I'm using chrome and I don't get that.  Is it possible you downloaded something with a spammy payload in it?

Thanks JP...I guess I must have done. I'm usually quite the pedant when it comes to choosing the type of installation but I guess this one slipped by me ! I initially thought it was a TNS revenue stream but then quickly noticed it was not occurring via other browsers.

Cheers chum.
Title: Why Using CHROME On This Site Do I Get This Spammy Thing ?
Post by: RD on 30/09/2011 15:02:13
Quote from: neilep on 30/09/2011 01:53:52
Is this Malware ?

Its adware (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adware) rather than malware ... 

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I'm plagued by an adware, apparently by enhance.com. It appears in all google search pages and even in my texts as green bold links with double underlines in the text.
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=2c255f8613030426&hl=en


If you install adblockplus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adblock_Plus) and NoScript (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noscript) on your FireFox browser it should stop FireFox being infected by this adware (http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/871383).
Title: Why Using CHROME On This Site Do I Get This Spammy Thing ?
Post by: CliffordK on 01/10/2011 06:24:46
It looks like a very annoying feature.

Why are women highlighted...  but not men?

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimage.thenakedscientists.com%2Fforum%2Findex.php%3Faction%3Ddlattach%3Btopic%3D41344.0%3Battach%3D15337%3Bimage&hash=022c62103b1a599a3783b28ef1e584c3)

Actually, that is one of the things I don't like about Wikipedia.  Too many hyperlinks.  And, often the hyperlinks are to general pages, when one is actually wanting more specific details.
Title: Why Using CHROME On This Site Do I Get This Spammy Thing ?
Post by: RD on 02/10/2011 18:24:33
Quote from: CliffordK on 01/10/2011 06:24:46
Why are women highlighted...  but not men?

Possibly due to a greater demand for female "escorts" than for male (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM1U8aESsFo).