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Thread #147992   Message #3433272
Posted By: Fergie
08-Nov-12 - 04:52 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Rogue pop up
Subject: Internet Explorer vis-a-via Google Chrome
Hi all

I never got these pop-up when I was using Internet Explorer. However a few days ago I downloaded Google Chrome and since then when I go onto Mudcat (amongst other sites), I find that random words within threads are coloured blue and underlined as if they are links. If the cursor is brought close to these underlined words then a pop-up ad instantly appears.

Now the odd thing is this; if I open that same page using Internet Explorer and view the identical pages side by side together on my monitor only Google Chrome has the offending "links" to cause the pop-ups. This leads me to suspect that the source software is embedded in Google Chrome.

Any thoughts/advice?

Fergus