Need tech support

It very much sounds like malware, if it is not virus. Some web sites, maybe wanting to increase their traffic, would "force" your computer to "automatically" install little "add-ons" for your browser, very like IE. I'm not sure exactly why people enjoy messing around with IE and making it look so vulnerable. Anyway, these so-called "add-ons" can be activated each time you open IE, even start up along with your operating system. So I guess maybe you can go to Control Panel and see if there's any unfamiliar programs installed. If so, you know how to get rid of them, or I guess maybe you need alternative browsing software or anti-virus stuff. Firefox would be a very good alternative for IE; It's faster and a lot more secure, and there're thousands of "skins" to choose from to make it prettier. As for anti-virus programs, I prefer Kaspersky, the Russian software; Very powerful and doesn't take as much of your computer's resources as Norton.