Whats with the double underlined blue links?

[clemsonfor]

I Hve just noticed these this visit been a week or so since i was last here, but i dont think they were there then? If you put you mouse on them is talks about shouping or searching for them on yahoo? Anybody know why these are here, is it a way for iboats to get more advertisement $? Its on random words there is one on boating when you see this forum discription, or on words like jackplate, etc. Just wondering if anyone else noticed this?

-Nate

 

[cheburashka]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

I Hve just noticed these this visit been a week or so since i was last here, but i dont think they were there then? If you put you mouse on them is talks about shouping or searching for them on yahoo? Anybody know why these are here, is it a way for iboats to get more advertisement $? Its on random words there is one on boating when you see this forum discription, or on words like jackplate, etc. Just wondering if anyone else noticed this?

-Nate

I'd say your computer has been infected with malware--in this case a "BHO" (Browser Helper Object.) There are a couple that do this, but the one that most people get is "Cool Web Search." Most virus programs will find it. "Hijack This" will also find it. I don't think it's a problem with the site.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

I have never seen it here.

 

[clemsonfor]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

I just put my mouse on some it says contentlunk and will play a little vid or have a link to some sight to shop? the last one i put it on was a honda suv video add. In my message the word searching is highlighted and chebs' reply has 3 in it cant remember the actual words yet though?

-nate i have an anti virus program that updated reguarly oh well. Ill have to get my step dad to look at it or use one of cheps links thanks.

-nate

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

send me a link to one of the post that has it. by PM. or post it here.

 

[bhammer]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

clemsonfor, you have picked up some sort of syware on your computer. I had this happen a couple weeks ago to the wife's computer. I don;t remember what the program was called, but a good anti spywar program will find it and remove it.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

send me a link to one of the post that has it. by PM. or post it here.

Hey TD, he said chebs had 3 in it.
Not on my end, he has a virus.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

Just go here, http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
scroll down and hit download and run it and it will find it.

 

[gcboat]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

Got the same thing - only when I'm NOT logged on. Soon as I log in those pesky blue lines go away. It's definately junk from a company called ContentLink. BTW I have two spyware programs running - something definately not right.

 

[Phantom_II]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

I'm not seeing anything using Firefox on Linux BUT... Out of curiosity, I fired up my Windows computer and opened the forum with Firefox.
Not logged in I did not see any ad links.
Then I tried it with Internet Exploiter... err Explorer, and sure enough, there they were.

Solution: Get a more secure browser.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

I have both, IE and Firefox open now in this thread and see nothing.

 

[Phantom_II]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

There aren't a lot of them but I opened a post with a lot of replies and found them.

Example: in http://forums.iboats.com/showpost.php?p=1473587&postcount=9

The words "Ontario" and Canada" both have ad links, but only when not logged in, and only using IE.

 

[gcboat]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

Just downloaded and ran Spinner Bait's program < http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php> and it came up clean. Next step?

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

There aren't a lot of them but I opened a post with a lot of replies and found them.

Example: in http://forums.iboats.com/showpost.php?p=1473587&postcount=9

The words "Ontario" and Canada" both have ad links, but only when not logged in, and only using IE.

Yea, I logged out and seen the contentlink things.
Prolly an advertiser.

 

[i386]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

As best I can tell, this is what it looks like to me...

iBoats has added Kontera Contentlink to this site. It's doesn't appear to be something that infects the user's computer (though it is annoying and a bit intrusive imo). When you mouse over the double links a tiny windows appears with an ad on it. If you click the little question mark on the window it will take you to a page with a link to disable it. It may only be disabled until you clear your cookies.

Can anyone confirm this?

 

[cheburashka]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

I opened up the site in Explorer (I usually use Firefox) and there were no links.

I looked up Kontera Contentlink, and apparently you can turn it off. When the little boxes pop up, you click on the question mark in the corner, then click on "If you would like to disable Contenlink, please click here."

 

[clemsonfor]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

Do we know if this is legit? I dont want to go clicking on pop up windows if we might think that it is some sort of malware. This may indeed down load it?

I also noticed that as i was either logged in or out that they dissappeared did not associate which it was though, it seems that they may move words not sure?

-nate

still need to download that program though.

 

[thefairlaneman]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

Hey I got the double underlined pop up trash too. How can it be a virus in MY COMPUTER when on another forum its not there? Its connected to this forum someway......I want it gone

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

If I am logged in, I don't see them with either IE or Firefox.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: Whats with the double underlined blue links?

Hey I got the double underlined pop up trash too. How can it be a virus in MY COMPUTER when on another forum its not there? Its connected to this forum someway......I want it gone

tfm, read:

I looked up Kontera Contentlink, and apparently you can turn it off. When the little boxes pop up, you click on the question mark in the corner, then click on "If you would like to disable Contenlink, please click here."