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VetteGuy 
LSU Fan
Mandeville
Member since Feb 2008
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| Why is ths site so infested with adware/spyware? UPDATE: It's me, not the site (Posted on 1/31/13 at 9:43 am)
Seems to have gotten much worse over the last few weeks.
This post was edited on 1/31 at 1:15 pm
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Korkstand
LSU Fan
Plaquemine, LA
Member since Nov 2003
5807 posts
| re: Why is ths site so infested with adware/spyware? UPDATE: It's me, not the site (Posted on 1/31/13 at 10:01 am to VetteGuy)
What are you basing this on? Do you use Chrome?
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VetteGuy
LSU Fan
Mandeville
Member since Feb 2008
5263 posts
| re: Why is ths site so infested with adware/spyware? UPDATE: It's me, not the site (Posted on 1/31/13 at 10:08 am to Korkstand)
IE 9.
If no one else is seeing this, I will check settings here.
This is the only site I see signifcant issues with popups, 'course I'm here all the time. 
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JDM1992
In your head
Member since Dec 2011
15141 posts
| re: Why is ths site so infested with adware/spyware? UPDATE: It's me, not the site (Posted on 1/31/13 at 10:17 am to VetteGuy)
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magildachunks
Member since Oct 2006
7783 posts
| re: Why is ths site so infested with adware/spyware? UPDATE: It's me, not the site (Posted on 1/31/13 at 11:56 am to VetteGuy)
Having no problem with Chrome, outside of gifs not loading right.
I'd check your settings.
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bubbz 
Baylor Fan
Team Boxtard
Member since Mar 2006
15226 posts
| re: Why is ths site so infested with adware/spyware? UPDATE: It's me, not the site (Posted on 1/31/13 at 12:10 pm to VetteGuy)
I use chrome as well and do not experience such issues.
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TigerinATL 
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Feb 2005
26174 posts
| re: Why is ths site so infested with adware/spyware? UPDATE: It's me, not the site (Posted on 1/31/13 at 12:42 pm to VetteGuy)
I've seen it too. Random words will become links to popup ads. At first I thought I might have something but I've seen it on multiple computers and I run Norton and Malware Bytes on both so I'm pretty sure it's not me.
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Korkstand
LSU Fan
Plaquemine, LA
Member since Nov 2003
5807 posts
| re: Why is ths site so infested with adware/spyware? UPDATE: It's me, not the site (Posted on 1/31/13 at 12:54 pm to TigerinATL)
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I've seen it too. Random words will become links to popup ads. At first I thought I might have something but I've seen it on multiple computers and I run Norton and Malware Bytes on both so I'm pretty sure it's not me.
It is definitely you. You have some sort of browser adware plugin that is doing that.
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Miami (FL) Fan
Lebron fan
Member since Jan 2012
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| re: Why is ths site so infested with adware/spyware? UPDATE: It's me, not the site (Posted on 1/31/13 at 12:56 pm to VetteGuy)
Why on earth do you use IE?
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VetteGuy
LSU Fan
Mandeville
Member since Feb 2008
5263 posts
| re: Why is ths site so infested with adware/spyware? UPDATE: It's me, not the site (Posted on 1/31/13 at 1:10 pm to Nonetheless)
I go to lots .gov sites, mainly.
Never had much of an issue w/ it.
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VetteGuy
LSU Fan
Mandeville
Member since Feb 2008
5263 posts
| re: Why is ths site so infested with adware/spyware? UPDATE: It's me, not the site (Posted on 1/31/13 at 1:12 pm to Korkstand)
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Random words will become links to popup ads
That is it, exactly.
Must be just us or I'm sure other folks would be complaining.
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HarryBalzack
Member since Oct 2012
6283 posts
| re: Why is ths site so infested with adware/spyware? UPDATE: It's me, not the site (Posted on 1/31/13 at 1:28 pm to VetteGuy)
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VetteGuy
I thought you were an IT guy?
Use Malwarebytes. It's good.
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VetteGuy
LSU Fan
Mandeville
Member since Feb 2008
5263 posts
| re: Why is ths site so infested with adware/spyware? UPDATE: It's me, not the site (Posted on 1/31/13 at 1:34 pm to HarryBalzack)
Man, we have to be real careful w/ what we load due to access issues. Everything affects everything else.
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Korkstand
LSU Fan
Plaquemine, LA
Member since Nov 2003
5807 posts
| re: Why is ths site so infested with adware/spyware? UPDATE: It's me, not the site (Posted on 1/31/13 at 1:57 pm to VetteGuy)
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Random words will become links to popup ads
That is it, exactly.
Must be just us or I'm sure other folks would be complaining.
Yeah, you guys definitely have some shitty extension/add-on doing that. Find the place where you can disable them and look for anything suspicious. If all look legit, disable them all anyway, restart your browser and see if the hover ads are gone. Enable them one by one and restart/refresh to see which one is the culprit.
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