What's with the highlighted words?

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  imagesbytdashfield · Member · Jan 30, 2014 at 1:38 pm

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  Just recently my blog posts and many I read have blue double underlined words in them that I and the others did not link up that when you hover over them or click on them shows advertising? What is going on? Is this a glitch or a hack or what?
  They all seem to be powered by “great arcade hits” This really blows!

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

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  raincoaster · Member · Jan 30, 2014 at 2:04 pm

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  It’s a hack. Not of your blog; of your browser. You have apparently installed something, usually a spellchecker or safe search extension, that also adds these text ads. Disable all your add-ons and then only add them back one at aa time till you find which one does this. Then delete it permanently.

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  imagesbytdashfield · Member · Jan 30, 2014 at 2:31 pm

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  I just checked and it’s only on my laptop which I recently upgraded the browser (Firefox). I haven’t upgraded anything on the desktop and it’s not showing there. How do I find and disable the add-ons? Thanks

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  raincoaster · Member · Jan 30, 2014 at 2:49 pm

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  On Firefox. http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/disable-or-remove-add-ons

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  imagesbytdashfield · Member · Jan 30, 2014 at 4:20 pm

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  THANKS!!! I am hack free now.

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  raincoaster · Member · Jan 30, 2014 at 4:29 pm

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  You’re welcome. It’s alarming, but it’s an easy fix. Happens to everyone sooner or later.

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  imagesbytdashfield · Member · Jan 30, 2014 at 4:33 pm

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  Not sure what I did but that thing brought some friends as my malware scan is showing me a bunch of uglies. UGH!