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January 8th 04, 07:31 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>Whenever my internet Explorer is open and the
>term "domain name" or "domain names" appears on any page,
>it is underlined as a hyperlink. This happens even if I
>am not connect to the internet, and even if my internet
>cache is cleared out.
>
>When I right-click one of these links and select
>properties the "Type" is reported as:
>COM/?GO=DOMAIN+NAMES File
>
>When hovering the mouse over the hyperlink, the status
>bar says "goto: domain name" or "goto: domain names" and
>if you click the hyperlink, momentarily in the status bar
>you will see URL's such as "go-advertising.com/?
>go=domain+name" or "go-all.com/?go=domain+name" or "get-
>data.net/?go=domain+name"
>
>Then there is an automatic redirect to "runsearch.com/?
>go=domain+name" which is a search page showing the
>results of the search.
>
>I can even simply open MS word and type a sentence with
>the term "domain name" in it, and then preview it as a
>web page, and the mysterious hyperlink is there.
>
>I have reset all my MS Office registry settings to
>default, run Norton Anti-virus, cleared all my cookies
>with Window Washer, and also run Pest Patrol, yet the
>hyperlink is still always present.
>
>I cannot understand the source of these unwanted
>hyperlinks appearing in my browser.
>
>Please help.
>.
>

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