I'm kind of new to this, but here goes. I use Internet Explorer 6 and when I click on certain links I get this "red fist" and I don't get routed to the linked web page. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Can you post a screenshot of this "red fist"?

I am unable to. I do an ALT+PrtScr and then tried to paste here, wordpad and Outlook Express to no avail. What it looks like is a closed fist from the front (you see the 4 fingers and thumb under), red, and it is right next to my pointer and moves when I move my pointer. It disappears after approximately a couple seconds.