Third-party ad hyperlinks

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  victorianandedwardian · Member · Aug 22, 2012 at 9:03 pm

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  How do I delete third-party hyperlinks? When other people open my blog, certain words appear highlighted and underlined such as “relationship” and they have somehow been made into hyperlinks to sites like Match.com.

  I didn’t set these up or give anyone access to my site. Is this something WordPress allows advertisers to do? Is it a security breach I can fix on the dashboard and if so, how? Or, is this a bigger security issue I need to report to WordPress.

  Answers and suggestions most welcome. Thank you.
  Blog url: http://victorianandedwardian.wordpress.com/

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  timethief · Member · Aug 22, 2012 at 9:06 pm

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  Have those who told you this all of their browser add-ons and extensions?

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  timethief · Member · Aug 22, 2012 at 9:09 pm

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  WordPress.com does not use text enhance or text link ads. So fare everyone who has reporeted this has had a browser-add-on or browser extension that causes it. In some cases it was enbedded into free games they downlaoded from the internet.

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  timethief · Member · Aug 22, 2012 at 9:10 pm

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  Yikes! I forgot the most important word above in that senetence.

  Have those who told you this disabled all of their browser add-ons and extensions?

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  victorianandedwardian · Member · Aug 26, 2012 at 12:13 pm

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  Hi Timetheif and thank you!

  I will check with the people who’ve reported this to me.

  Much appreciated.

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  notawoodpecker · Member · Aug 26, 2012 at 1:10 pm

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  Anytime I’ve ever seen this it was a result of some kind of malware or adware that the PC user wasn’t aware of. Sometimes the bug was installed as part of a toolbar. Security scans can usually find it.