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Title: Help! Hyperlinks appearing out of nowhere in IE8
Post by: SimonR on February 07, 2012, 06:59:49 AM

My browser appears to have got corrupted recently. Random key words or phrases have been assigned hyperlinks, usually linked to ads (an example on this very site shown in first picture, and the ad it links to is in the second). Any idea as to how I can remove them?

Thanks,
Simon

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v329/SimonR2/Error.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v329/SimonR2/Error2.jpg)

Title: Re: Help! Hyperlinks appearing out of nowhere in IE8
Post by: jason2074 on February 07, 2012, 07:04:22 AM

Try here http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Internet-Explorer-Pop-up-Blocker-frequently-asked-questions
Make sure you scan your pc with free Superantispyware (http://www.superantispyware.com/) and Malwarebytes (http://www.malwarebytes.org/) after. Make sure to update before performing a full scan alternately.

Title: Re: Help! Hyperlinks appearing out of nowhere in IE8
Post by: Allan on February 07, 2012, 07:11:06 AM

Please follow the instructions in the following link and post your logs in the thread you create (NOT in this thread):
http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,46313.0.html

Title: Re: Help! Hyperlinks appearing out of nowhere in IE8
Post by: SimonR on February 07, 2012, 07:26:10 AM

Thanks, hopefully I've solved the problem now - seems just a couple of dodgy programmes that have just been uninstalled from my computer were the cause...