Green double-underline hyperlinks...?

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What are these green double-underline hyperlinks I see on webpages? When
I hover over them, they show info for that word and have no relation to
the actual (real) hyperlink. Seems they are ad related, but I didn't
find anything in a search about them.
Anyone care to shed some light on this?
 
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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP

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What are these green double-underline hyperlinks I see on webpages?
When I hover over them, they show info for that word and have no
relation to the actual (real) hyperlink. Seems they are ad related,
but I didn't find anything in a search about them.
Anyone care to shed some light on this?

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each need to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded.

If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.
 
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PA said:
For example...?

Sorry for delay in replying - I couldn't remember where.
Here is an example (I get):
http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/4342.html
I have tried SpyBot and it says I don't have anything needing foxing
(using latest version!).
End of sentence starting with "Yellow computing have released..." is
Sony Ericsson. "Sony" is underlined in green for me.
Same again for sentence starting with "MMS Cam alows..." "SMS Message"
is underlined in green.
ANyone else get this?
 
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Mike Burgess

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Internet Options | General [tab] | Accessibility [button]
Anything checked there? (by default all 4 options are unchecked)
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Mike said:
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Internet Options | General [tab] | Accessibility [button]
Anything checked there? (by default all 4 options are unchecked)

Nope - all clear!
 
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Same again for sentence starting with "MMS Cam alows..." "SMS Message"
is underlined in green.

Now that I have gone back to that page - SMS Message is no longer
underlined but Sony still is.
Hmmn... something weird here!
 
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PA Bear

Check your system for "hijackware".

Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

I highly recommend using HijackThis
(http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip) to identify and
assist in the removal of these bad guys. **Post your files to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/, not here.**

Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
now on, do both daily.
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HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp

 

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