Not sure if virus

[TW]Sponge · 1 Jul 2013 at 10:45

Hi guys,

Just noticed I am getting random words on the internet coming up as hyperlinks, advertising stuff when I hover over them. My first thought was spyware, so I ran Malwarebytes and it found nothing. Then ran a virus scan, and again, nothing.

Not really sure where to go from here? Don't really want to do a fresh install.....

Raumarik · 1 Jul 2013 at 11:08

any plugins installed for your browser? I'd be looking at them and removing any that I wasn't 100% sure about.

May be the website that's doing it, I know the forums on OCUK do it for certain keywords.

[TW]Sponge · 1 Jul 2013 at 11:21

Halfmad said:
any plugins installed for your browser? I'd be looking at them and removing any that I wasn't 100% sure about.

May be the website that's doing it, I know the forums on OCUK do it for certain keywords.

Haven't added any plugins recently, and it's every website mate.

Raumarik · 1 Jul 2013 at 11:26

Are you sure the plugin/extensions haven't added themselves? seems to be the only common way for this to happen.

linktoinsanity · 1 Jul 2013 at 12:06

Check the browser addons/extensions and remove any you don't need.

The open command prompt and run ipconfig /flushdns this should flush your dns cache and may fix the issue. Also run an antivirus program on it. (Such as MSE or Avast for example, not AVG though...)

demonix · 1 Jul 2013 at 14:20

[TW]Sponge;24542427 said:
Haven't added any plugins recently, and it's every website mate.

Have any of the plugins you have installed been updated recently as some have started to include advertising elements.

[TW]Sponge · 1 Jul 2013 at 23:40

demonix said:
Have any of the plugins you have installed been updated recently as some have started to include advertising elements.

Ahh just checked, had one enabled that wasn't supposed to be there.

Top job guys, tob job.