prevent automatic hyperlinking of text

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  n4wdx · Member · Jul 11, 2013 at 7:38 pm

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  Certain phrases of my website text show up automatically hyperlinked (to URLs OUTSIDE of my site). This is atrocious! How do I turn this aggravating feature off?

  For examples, see the term “gifts for” or “small business” at
  http://www.greenlifesavvy.com

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  adamkheckler · Staff · Jul 11, 2013 at 8:42 pm

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  Glen,

  Those phrases are not hyperlinked for me at all. See my screenshot:

  http://d.pr/i/kVj4

  I actually think you may have some adware or malware installed on your PC that is doing this. Maybe it looks similar to this:

  

  If so, you might want to download a malware protection application and clean your PC with it. Some of these may help:

  http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4716-malwarebytes-anti-malware.html

  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download

  http://www.brightfort.com/spywareblaster.html

  Let me know if there’s anything else I can help with. :) Thanks!