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Anyone else seeing random text turned into links with popup ads?
Check this discussion: https://css-tricks.com/forums/discussion/25645/solved-feel-out-of-my-comfort-zone-/p1
Not seeing anything like that.
@Paulie_D Yeah, somehow I obtained a virus. Just removed it and everything looks normal.
> somehow I obtained a virus.
Not something you expert to hear on a savvy web forum!
:>)
>Not something you expert to hear on a savvy web forum!
[well, …](http://xkcd.com/694/) : p
The alarming part about it is that Microsoft Security Essentials found nothing, neither did a few other antivirus programs I tried using. I got rid of it by restoring my computer to an earlier point. Go figure.
I’ve seen it before — in my case it was nothing more than a Chrome addon/plugin that would scan any web pages you visit for keywords and then add advertisement overlays to it — like what you showed, @chrisburton. Accidentally installed or with malicious intent, of course MS Security Essentials wouldn’t detect that cause being an addon, it’s “legit”.
It’s all about making it look like it’s part of the free image converter you just DL’d
I haven’t downloaded anything in the past week which is why I find this weird. It started right after I updated Google Chrome.