What is going on??? When I click on a google link, it takes me to a shopping or ad site?

Sounds like your DNS cache has been hijacked by malware. Try using anti-virus software.

You’re infected with something! Give your computer a scan with the free version of AVG to see if it cleans it up. If it doesn’t, keep going down the list of anti-virus software you can get your hands on.

This is weird, too. I cannot connect to AVG at all! One of my friends finally gave me the isp address and I was able to connect to avg’s home page, but when I tried to download the anti-virus program, it crashed again.

I had that. The only thing that worked was downloading malwarebytes anti malware http://www.malwarebytes.org/
Just as an FYI, though. If you have the malware I had, you won’t be able to go to that link I just sent you. You’ll have to go onto another computer, download it onto that computer, and email it to yourself. Then you can install and run it.

That heinous malware had my computer out of commission for a week. Good luck. Let me know how it goes.

And if you can’t get to a second computer PM me your e-mail address and I will mail it to you.

@McBean: Because the malware selectively changes the way your computer handles website addresses, it will redirect requests to most antivirus vendors’ websites. Emailing the application to yourself (or taking up on JP’s kind offer) is the best idea.

I found this. That seems to be your problem. It hijacks to the sites you listed. They suggest Malwarebytes too.

I uploaded it to my server and you can grab it here if you want. I can’t see why it would block you from downloading it from my server. And I zipped it up so it won’t recognize the file name and block you from downloading it.

You definately have bugs McBean. I tried both of your searchs and picked up only asked for info, no ads at all. I have been using this Mac OS X for 3 years and have never had happen what you described. In fact haven’t had a ‘pop-up” in all that time.

Thanks, johnpowell. I grabbed it but I can’t run it or open the exe file. There may be more than just malware that I’m dealing with. (Or it may be operator error in this case.) My ex is coming over check it out.

Thanks, everyone, for your input.

Cardinal, I’ve been using my PC for 8 years (old, I know) and have never before had happen what I’ve just described. I haven’t had a pop-up for years, either. :-) Thanks for the Mac plug, though. I continue to be tempted.

@dynamicduo is right, scan scan scan scan scaaaannnnnnn