Why do pornogaphic pictures pop up on links?

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  gardengirl92 · Member · Nov 26, 2012 at 2:31 pm

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  My friend just told me that she clicked on a link in my latest post and a pornographic image popped up and then disappeared. I went there and clicked on all the links and nothing happened. I have not heard that any of my other visitors have had the same problem. What could it be?

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  notawoodpecker · Member · Nov 26, 2012 at 2:46 pm

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  Your friend’s browser is contaminated with malware/adware.

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  gardengirl92 · Member · Nov 26, 2012 at 2:50 pm

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  Thank you. I will let her know.

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  timethief · Member · Nov 26, 2012 at 8:44 pm

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  If you are seeing those then that’s a browser-ad-on issue, or in some cases, it’s embedded into free games and/or toolbars downloaded from the internet. See here for removing them: Bloggers: Beware of Adware. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/09/14/bloggers-beware-of-adware/