Unauthorized hyperlinks

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  osiochina · Member · Mar 24, 2013 at 12:43 am

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  I have un-authorized links in my blog post. Please check out “St Patricks Charity Ball” and there at least 4 hyperlinked words to pages that I did not connect to. I have noticed this on other people’s blog posts too (it seems to be similar web pages that somehow link in). How do I stop this? I don’t hyperlink ever!

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  osiochina · Member · Mar 24, 2013 at 12:44 am

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  Coupondropdown seems to be a favorite!!!!

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Mar 25, 2013 at 3:32 pm

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  Hi there – I’m not seeing those advertising links on your site. It sounds like your browser have have been infected with malware, which is causing these links to display. Most often this is due to a browser extension or toolbar that you may have installed in your browser. (If you try a different, uninfected, browser or computer you’ll likely see none of these links.)

  Please try turning off all browser extensions and see if that does the trick. In Safari, you can do that under Preferences > Extensions.

  These sites have further explanation and suggestions for eliminating the ads:
  http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/09/14/bloggers-beware-of-adware/
  http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/05/14/ads-on-wikipedia-your-computer-infected-malware/

  I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any further questions.