garbage before counter display

I have installed the mechanic counter on the static first page of my wordpress blog. Theme twenty twelve.

I am getting the correct display on the bottom right of the first page, but it is preceded with a bunch of code that looks something like this:

.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/mechanic-visitor-counter/styles/image/chevy/0.gif' alt='0'>

This appears five times and then the correct display of the counters appears.

It is too ugly to leave installed, so you cannot see an instance at my website. But the site can be seen by going to
tusentakk2.com/wordpress/

https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/mechanic-post-hits-counter/