Hyperlinks in PDF linking incorrectly

I created a document in InDesign (CS4) with hyperlinks. When I test them in the document from the Hyperlinks panel, they all work great. After I have converted it into a PDF, some of the links are linking incorrectly. In the document, the name of the web page is the hyperlinked text, but it's followed by a colon. The hyperlinks I set up and have tested repeatedly don't have the colon at the end, but when I convert to a PDF, the link picks up the colon and therefore links incorrectly. What am I doing wrong?
I attached the PDF version just in case anyone wants to see it. I think probably all the links are picking up the colon but only two of them link to a website that isn't automatically redirecting to the correct webpage.

Yes, the FTP will work.
The FTP is a "file transfer protocal". It is your upload process.
So, for example, the URL for the FTP :
ftp://yoursite.com/mothership.pdf
That would become for the InDesign hyperlink:
http://yoursite.com/mothership.pdf
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"ftp://"
to
"http://"
After the FTP is complete: whether you copy the URL or re-type it for the hyperlink, make sure you change "ftp" to "http".

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