Mountain Devil & Bronco, My IT security specialist SIL helped me with the problem. It's not really a virus or malware, but more of a attempt to redirect you to certain sites. He gave me a specific link to a free download that that seeks out & eliminates those sorts of bad programs. I would post the link, but I'm not sure I can do that here. If you'd like, send me a private message & I'll give you the link. When I downloaded the program & then ran the scan, it isolated 32 bugs, which I then deleted. It was amazing how much faster my computer ran after that.
Paul
AKA Moosehuntersupreme