links appearing in the text on webpages

[lenny]

Hi,
I am fairly sure that I haven't got a virus or any spyware on my system but
when I open a webpage lots of the basic text that is displayed is underlined
and is a hyperlink. It is very random but then links through to a search
page search.logic.com. If I click on View - Toolbars there is nothing out of
the ordinary there and I have also changed all the advanced settings to
defualt but no change there are still loads of links and somethimes the page
is unreadable as after the word it has seems to display the http code.
Any thoughts what this might be would be very appreciated.
Cheers
Lenny

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
A few websites may be allowing this- to bring in income. If this happens on
more than just a very few pages, you have some type of adware installed on
your computer.

Check in Add/remove programs for something like adtext, toptext, hottext,
ezula.

If unsuccessful with that, see these sites for help:
The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Malware Removal and Prevention Overview - CastleCopsWiki:
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Overview
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.html
Removing Malware:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
What you can do about spyware and other unwanted software:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/spywarewhat.mspx

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]