OI! What's with the underlinings?

[Hullygully]

Some words are underlined and turn into links...

The word "soon" tells me I can win an iphone 5

Please make it stop

perhaps they will turn it off soon

that didn't link anything??

aggggggghhh

I've just read a post with the word "bookcases" and as my cursor moved over it went to a bloody website flogging bookcases

WHAT IS HAPPENING?

This is NOT ON

Hello. Doesn't sound like something we'd do. Really.

We'll flag up to Tech.

not seeing it on any threads myself

Are you folks that are getting underlinings on your phone or a laptop?

IIRC it's a virus and you need to run a scan.

This has happened before, hasn't it? I seem to remember an uproar a year or so ago when company names (e.g. Sainsburys) used in posts were being automatically being turned into links to that company's website.

It is happening again

Hully. It's just you. Grab your tinfoil hat and sit under a table with the dog. The bookcase people are out to get you.

IIRC it's called 'text enhancer' and it's a virus which many av products don't flag up. MBAM, Superantispyware or Spybot will pick it up and all are free. If they don't it's fairly simple to get rid of.

No it's happening to me too! But on other sites as well, not just here. Blasted viral advertising

Anyone else now tempted to post bargin iPhone, sex toy, giant dildo, fruit shoot, horny goat boy, Daily Mail in their posts now?

Hello. Ok, have triple-checked and, as we thought, it's DEFINITELY not anything to do with us.

I'd suggest you run a malware check PDQ.

I had that with IE (although I mainly use chrome) and tp stop it I has to go to disable add ons (via the cog shaped button, top right) and turn off a coupon company thing that had made its way onto my machine.

I keep reading this as underlings.

Me too, Heath.

I had this last year, but it's not happening now.

Firefox help

IE help

It's not mumsnet, it's ad malware.

@differentnameforthis

Firefox help

IE help

It's not mumsnet, it's ad malware.

Yep. See our earlier post. Please run a malware check as soon as poss if this is happening to you.

how run what?

From the Firefox help link it appears I was right, it is text enhance. How to remove it yourself, or you could use Spybot Search & Destroy to remove it for you.