How Do I DISABLE Underlined words in Firefox

hello ats, this is driving me mad, I'm not sure if they are called smart words but every website I visit there are loads of words hylighted and underlined then as my curser passes over them an advert pops up for ipads or a dictionary search box pops up, does anyone know please how i disable these annoying things, I did a google search but the results were not clear enough for me, so I would appreciate a clever person from ats who knows about such things, thank you?

reply to post by missiongal


Install adblock (don't use it on ATS, it's against the t/c) and you won't see those catch-word-adverts or any other adverts. anymore.

reply to post by missiongal


It's not Firefox, it's the sites you're visiting. Like LadySkadi said, install adblock plus.

edit: Here's an explanation of what it is IntelliTXT

reply to post by missiongal


Something you downloaded recently probably put it onto your computer. I get it all the time from when my kids have been playing on the computer. Its especially noticable when a new toolbar pops up on the browser.

I usually go back and delete the last few downloads and ESPECIALLY any toolbars that have been added to the computer lately. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. My best advice is to NEVER EVER download any toolbar from any site. They all seem to be infected with adware that screws around and does crap like that.

Good luck getting rid of that garbage.

Try typing about:config in the address bar at the top and changing the settings, their maybe one to stop this happening, however if your not familiar with this side of firefox read up on it first, all the best.

reply to post by missiongal


I agree with FortAnthem it sounds like you've installed something with something dodgy attached , what malware scanner do you use ?
If non then I recommend downloading Malwarebytes Anti-Malware , its free and it will find bad stuff ...you can get it from Download .com

reply to post by LadySkadi
Thank you so much, those pesky things are no longer showing, I'm so happy now today, it really was really annoying me!!!

reply to post by missiongal


Your welcome. I see those word-links on ATS when I'm not logged on and it is VERY annoying, completely agree with you.

reply to post by gortex
Actually I did download bablon desktop which did give me grief, got rid of it and I have done scans to clean my register so all is good, thanks for the advice.

reply to post by missiongal


I would still download and install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware like Gortex recommended. You may be blocking the ads but the program is still on your computer. It's free and works really well.