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1. cravingthis
   Member
   May 22, 2012, 12:31 AM

   Random links are showing up on my husband's laptop. On my desktop, everything is fine. I asked 3 other people to check my blog, and they didn't see any links that shouldn't be there.

   I did a complete virus scan and cleared all browsing history on the laptop, everything is fine, but the links still show.

   Example: http://cravingthis.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1677&action=edit

   Where it says: 4. Add shanks one at a time

   The word "add" is appearing as a hyperlink to a spam notice.

   Has this happened to anyone else?

   Thanks in advance.

   Theme: Twenty Eleven

   The blog I need help with is cravingthis.wordpress.com.

2. raincoaster
   Member
   May 22, 2012, 1:19 AM

   We can't see posts that are still in Preview, but we have had lots of reports of random links being inserted by people's browsers. Are you using any browser add-ons or plug-ins? If you are, please disable them and see if the links still show.

3. cravingthis
   Member
   May 22, 2012, 1:20 AM

   Whew .... found the problem.

   http://wafflesatnoon.com/2011/10/05/seeing-unwanted-text-enhance-ads/

   I could not find the extension to delete it so I deleted google chrome all together, and problem resolved!

   Hope this helps someone else with a similar problem.

4. raincoaster
   Member
   May 22, 2012, 1:25 AM

   Thanks for reporting the specifics. We've never known what was doing this.

5. raincoaster
   Member
   May 22, 2012, 1:38 AM

   This may also be related https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227351/Cross_browser_worm_spreads_via_Facebook_security_experts_warn?taxonomyId=85

6. cravingthis
   Member
   May 22, 2012, 1:42 PM

   Thanks for the link - how scary!

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