# New Nasty Pop-Up Ad Behavior: Help? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 4, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nasty-pop-up-ad-behavior-help/675450 "2013-12-04T07:23:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nasty-pop-up-ad-behavior-help/675450/1 "2013-12-04T07:23:12Z")
ETA: Perhaps never mind: I found their “unsubscribe” button. * * * It happened to me in the last five minutes. Suddenly, lots and lots of words, visible to me when reading the topic menus here at the SDMB, appear in blue double-underlining. If I hover over these underlined terms, I get a pop-up window that says, “All You Ned to Know About [highlighted term.” It’s labeled “[internetcorkboard.com](http://internetcorkboard.com)” and “ads by linksicle.” Who are these assholes, how have they taken over my browser, and how do I make them go away? Thank you for advice! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nasty-pop-up-ad-behavior-help/675450/2 "2013-12-04T12:02:05Z")
You’ll need to run a scan with your anti-virus and whatever anti-malware programs you have. Internetcorkboard is listed as a virus/browser hijack. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nasty-pop-up-ad-behavior-help/675450/3 "2013-12-04T12:54:05Z")
Some commercial websites routinely use the underlining scam to sneak in ads. Nothing like utilizing your text to sell crap to give you a warm feeling about the site.