Hotlinks to ads

[scubadude]

I've noticed on a couple of the recent threads, notably Reinhard's new 2014 thread has highlighted links to advertisements...something new????

[ezdays]

We are not indorsing any ads here. Someone could be referencing something they've seen in an ad which is OK as long as it's not presented as an ad in itself and it's related to what we do here. Like, "I found this neat little widget over at <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.neatwidgets">www.neatwidgets</a><!-- w -->" or, "here's where I got that thingy that you've been asking about, <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.thingystuff">www.thingystuff</a><!-- w -->" These types of comments are welcome.

I've been searching around and have found links, but none to advertisements, other than spammers, which we have dispatched within minutes of their spamming us. Give me an example and I'll let you know what I think.

[scubadude]

Maybe the problem is my computer. I'm seeing highlighted words in threads, including the one I just posted here, when I mouse over the highlighted word a pop up advertisement video shows up....the words on Reinhard's thread : remodel, completed, watch....they all pop up an ad when I mouse over them...

[faraway]

I've noticed on a couple of the recent threads, notably Reinhard's new 2014 thread has highlighted links to advertisements...something new????

Richard, where did you see the link? There should be only two references in my first append a) Google Streetview and b) Photobucket

[scubadude]

Something evidently is going nuts with my computer firewall. The highlighted words are popping up randomly on threads...some on my own replies....me thinks something is rotten in Dallas....
No problems noted on iPad...just PC...trying to get a screenshot to post ...

[ngauger]

Richard:

OWWWWWW!!!! You got the ad-ware malware!

Here's the explaination:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/8091?hl=en">https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/8091?hl=en</a><!-- m -->

Download the first link at the bottom of the article, That's the one I use.. It's great!!!!! and it's free of course

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.malwarebytes.org/pro/">http://www.malwarebytes.org/pro/</a><!-- m -->

Best of luck!!!!

[scubadude]

Here's a screenshot of my last post... the words in red would take me to a video advertisement...this is randomly happening all over BB threads...

[scubadude]

Richard:

OWWWWWW!!!! You got the ad-ware malware!

Here's the explaination:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/8091?hl=en">https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/8091?hl=en</a><!-- m -->

Download the first link at the bottom of the article, That's the one I use.. It's great!!!!! and it's free of course

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.malwarebytes.org/pro/">http://www.malwarebytes.org/pro/</a><!-- m -->

Best of luck!!!!

Ok I'll give it a shot...or should I go get a shot???

[ngauger]

I'm taking the fifth...or drinking a fifth!!!

[ezdays]

Glad to see this has the potential of a happy ending. I couldn't find anything with pop-up or hot linked ads, and I guess I know why....

I run Malwarebytes, Spybot Search and Distroy, CCleaner and do an AV scan at least once a week.

[scubadude]

What makes me nervous is this is from my computer at the dive shop, and it's got pretty heavy duty firewall protection....or so I thought. It runs an almost daily scan , last one shows 12/26. We'll see....

[Mike Kieran]

Malware has been heavy lately. I took my laptop in for a cleaning & repair (overheating) and they mentioned a wave of malware activity. They put in your malware.org sotware for me.

[ngauger]

Malware has been heavy lately. I took my laptop in for a cleaning & repair (overheating) and they mentioned a wave of malware activity. They put in your malware.org sotware for me.

Yeah - I was told that the anti-virus programs are working so well that the bad guys are now using malware to do their dirty work. There aren't that many people that run both anti-spyware/malware and anti virus programs.. The more we plug the holes, the more they find new ways around it....

[Mike Kieran]

Malware has been heavy lately. I took my laptop in for a cleaning & repair (overheating) and they mentioned a wave of malware activity. They put in your malware.org sotware for me.

Yeah - I was told that the anti-virus programs are working so well that the bad guys are now using malware to do their dirty work. There aren't that many people that run both anti-spyware/malware and anti virus programs.. The more we plug the holes, the more they find new ways around it....

I wouldn't be surprised if virus software companies put out some of these viruses/malware. Like the window company guys that hired thugs to break windows.

[ngauger]

We kid about that all the time at work with our window repair company