A minute of googling shows that Earthlink do have a browser software of their own, presumably based on one of the popular browser engines. Don, check all "Settings", "Options", "Properties" etc. in your browser, and disable them experimentally. Use some anti-virus software.

If you want advice, you need not threaten to shoot yourself; a "please" suffices.

Mudcat cannot be blamed for everything; Max does not owe us a perfect world.