URLs for the fun of it

[Kevin]

I have written my own website. I am shocked to find out
that when I browse it, occassionally words like "books"
will suddenly have their own hyperlink that will lead to
books.com. What is going on here?! I didn't put the URL
in my document!

 

[Guest]

I have written my own website. I am shocked to find out
that when I browse it, occassionally words like "books"
will suddenly have their own hyperlink that will lead to
books.com. What is going on here?! I didn't put the URL
in my document!

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=TOPtext

 

[Mike Burgess]

Kevin,
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
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Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 11-26-03]
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