How do you disable Infolinks?

[williepete]

How do you disable Infolinks?

This site is getting too clogged up with malware, pop up advertising and diversions.

Hire a pro. Amateur Hour ain't cutting it.

 

[Mr. H.]

Every other word in a post is hyperlinked and a simple mouse-over earns you a pop-up.

What's not to like?

 

[williepete]

Oh look, a Japanese only web site featuring discounts on porno video games if you subscribe to another Russian site selling plus-size women's parkas.

This is craptastic! All this stuff I never wanted brought to you courtesy of USMB.

 

[Mr. H.]

$80 off Goodyear tires.

What's not to like?

 

[Mr. H.]

"Find opportunity in a fast-moving market".

Fuck yeah.

 

[Mr. H.]

Kelley Blue Book.

I hope she's hot.

 

[Mr. H.]

"Don't cook tonight".

I am so in.

 

[williepete]

$80 off Goodyear tires.

What's not to like?

Reminds me of Mr. Haney from "Green Acres".

 

[Picaro]

Well, this is the last straw. I'm not getting any of this stuff, and I'm pissed off. I hate discrimination and being left out, just because of my race.

 

[Toro]

I didn't know you could get hookers in Mexico for $5.

 

[Crick]

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[mamooth]

On my Firefox addons, both Ghostery (blocks trackers) and NoScript (blocks javascript) tell me they're blocking Infolink. So I never see any Infolink stuff.

NotScript is a javascript blocker for Chrome, while Ghostery has a Chrome version. I'm not sure what IE users can do.

There are more tips about removing the Infolinks adware here:

http://malwaretips.com/blogs/infolinks-popup-virus/

 

[Wake]

Download Adblock over the internet. It's free, works for most if not all servers, and solves the problem. Takes less than 10 minutes, too.

 

[MaryL]

Most of us aren't techno geeks, and we shouldn't be affraid to post here, but I am now after the last week or so, getting 215 malware alerts after posing here in the last week. Despite my differences with other posters, this malware issue makes it clear: post at your risk. I am about done with this board....period. What are people that created this board doing about this problem? I predict this could be the end of this entire board.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

I'm the worst when it comes to the techno-stuff but I have never seen even one ad or one pop up on this board.

Get adblock.

 

[Wake]

Most of us aren't techno geeks, and we shouldn't be affraid to post here, but I am now after the last week or so, getting 215 malware alerts after posing here in the last week. Despite my differences with other posters, this malware issue makes it clear: post at your risk. I am about done with this board....period. What are people that created this board doing about this problem? I predict this could be the end of this entire board.

Not so, Mary. Which server do you use? Chrome? Firefox?

For Chrome: link.

For Firefox: link.

There will be an option in each of those links to download that software and then install it easily, and for free. It makes a difference, and it helps. If you have any questions about it please feel free to ask.

 

[hjmick]

Been here over seven years, have never once seen what it is you folks are complaining about...

 

[skookerasbil]

zErO

 

[Chuckt]

How do you disable Infolinks?

This site is getting too clogged up with malware, pop up advertising and diversions.

Hire a pro. Amateur Hour ain't cutting it.

I'm using Windows and Chrome is currently giving me less problems and works faster than I.E. so I am using Adblock Plus and there are no more ads.

 

[Mertex]

Every other word in a post is hyperlinked and a simple mouse-over earns you a pop-up.

What's not to like?

Yep, that is what I was getting until I downloaded Adblock and installed it... poof, all that gone.