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I am being taken to websites that I have not clicked on

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sem9
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In the last few weeks when using a random web site and trying to go to a different page within that site I suddenly find I have gone to a completely different web site. This morning I was serching in Morrison's Cellar and ended up looking at BetFred - a site I would never go to and have never gone to. It is happening with great regularity now. Never the same sites but usually a site where someone is trying to get me to spend money.How do I stop my computer from apparently acting by itself?

In the last few weeks when using a random web site and trying to go to a different page within that site I suddenly find I have gone to a completely different web site. This morning I was serching in Morrison's Cellar and ended up looking at BetFred - a site I would never go to and have never gone to. It is happening with great regularity now. Never the same sites but usually a site where someone is trying to get me to spend money.How do I stop my computer from apparently acting by itself?

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alan_r
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This is almost certainly caused by your LinkSwift extension, wherever you got that from. Google LinkSwift for removal advice.

sem9
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I found about 36 PUP all appeared to be linkswift. Used my Malwarebytes to remove. Wont really know if that has fixed it until it happens again but thanks for showing me where the problem is.