What if I retype the word in? Will they come back?
Don't bother right now, just remove the links and worry about them when you have your problem solved.
Good news, everyone!
The problem, much to my shock and astoundment, seems to be solved. I downloaded and ran X-RayPC, and did a spy-ware scan/removal from my Yahoo! toolbar, and the difference is astounding. Almost no pop-ups, and the 'net seems to be running 10X faster, like it used to. At least from a little browsing so far.
FR truly is a great place to be!!!!!!