When editing a html file in vim, the http links are automatically underlined by default. To disable it do the following.
$cp /usr/share/vim/vim72/syntax/html.vim ~/.vim/syntax/ $vi ~/.vim/syntax/html.vim
Then comment the following line (Line 248):
HtmlHiLink htmlLink Underlined
Update: For Ubuntu18.04, cp /usr/share/vim/vim80/syntax/html.vim ~/.vim/syntax/ and comment the line: "hi def link htmlLink Underlined