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Where are redirect.viglink's coming from??

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TheFearlessForeigner last edited by

I am getting redirect . vigilink links my blog clicks and I don't use the Viglink affiliate program. I have no idea where these links are coming from or how to get rid of them? I was told my another company that I have affiliate links with that they are overriding their affiliate links.
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I'm sorry but I can't understand the question.

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