While trying to download a copy of Aqua Data Studio for personal use, I noticed there were no links on the page to get the product.
For a moment, it confused me. Then I realized the problem resides in Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition. This little package which is supposed to protect you from evil things on the Internet actually alters web page content, adding its own JavaScript besides.
The reason for it is honorable, but the effect isn’t benign. It strips out the links to the “.exe” files which it feel you might accidently click on, download, and automatically run — a setting many novices have selected and get themselves into a heap of virus troubles.
The solution is to right click the Internet Security icon in the bottom right (it looks like a yellow globe grid), choose Disable Norton Internet Security, and specify a time like 5 minutes.
Well, I did this, and when I went to reload the page, much to my surprise it didn’t fix the problem. Then it dawned on me: browser cache. A shift-click on the refresh button, and the links I needed magically appeared.