Ad Links?

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  1. Clyde

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    For some reason random words have become links to Easy Inline Ads. Anybody else having this trouble or familiar with this problem?
  2. Chuck

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    I've noticed the ads at the bottom of a few pages and was wondering what was up.

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    Chuck Go Giants!

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    Somehow an extension called "Clickable Links" is on my Google Chrome. I don't remember putting it on there, but perhaps my wife did it. I took the extension off and now the ads aren't appearing anymore.
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  4. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Yeah, it's a new adware floating around.
    It goes by many names, and seems harmless.
    No reports of it doing anything nastier than insert ads.
    You can turn it off in Chrome, and track it down, and uninstall it at Windows Control Panel.
  5. Clyde

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    Any advice for Firefox?
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    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    ...sorry.

    Go fishing in control panel for things with fishy names involving "ad", "links", "coupon", etc, and kill it.

    Temporary fix, get ad-aware/adblock, and train it to kill the individual ads.

    The downside, is the ads will be invisible, but still there, and still slowing down your browsing speed.
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    Tex Forge or die. Administrator Formerly Important

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    Wait a second? How are there ads now if it's not being done by Lanzman? Shouldn't he be the only one who can decide whether or not ads will appear on his site?

    For the record none are showing up on my iPad.
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    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Read the whole thread...
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  9. Clyde

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    Turns out it was an app from the Yontoo App Market. Anybody having similar trouble can disable the app from the link or through the options menu.
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