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~Chameleon~
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Can anyone explain why random hyperlinks are appearing across the forum connecting various words to some coupon site?
ETA: It's just hyperlinked the word c o u p o n in this post!!
ETA: It's just hyperlinked the word c o u p o n in this post!!
“You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time.”
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Is it this?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/site/skimlinks
I read about these the other day. I've never seen them as I've always been logged in.0 -
Skimlinks doesn't add links in where they were not previously included. So it's most definitely not that.
I do not see any links at all in the post by ~Chameleon~, so I'm afraid it is likely to be something like malware/adware on their PC that is adding them in on certain keywords.Free/impartial debt advice: National Debtline | StepChange Debt Charity | Find your local CAB
IVA & fee charging DMP companies: Profits from misery, motivated ONLY by greed0 -
Free/impartial debt advice: National Debtline | StepChange Debt Charity | Find your local CAB
IVA & fee charging DMP companies: Profits from misery, motivated ONLY by greed0 -
Oops
, clearly I didn't actually read it properly (and only skimmed it
). I thought it might introduce links on appropriate words/phrases with links out. I've seen other websites that work that way (and it WAS the website itself, not my browser!).
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Thanks fermi,
As MSE Ian said on that link, it's worth checking your PC.Could you do with a Money Makeover?
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Have found the source of the problem. It was Adware called CouponDropDown which has now been deleted. Thanks everyone“You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time.”0
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