Have you done all your updates, including the most important Service Pack 2? SP 2 is too big to download over a modem, you can order a CD from Microsoft or maybe a friend can DL it and burn it to CD for you. It sounds like the problem has gone beyond some of the simpler programs. Try "Hijack This": http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10227353.html
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 7:48 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Really OT: More on spy/adware problems > > > Sorry for the repeat OT.Looking for a little more > guidance here. > > So i downloaded Ad Aware and it found a bunch of stuff which i > quarintined. I then > downloaded > Spybot,it found a bunch more but quits 1/2 way through the removal part. > > Friday my shortcut to my internet connection would not work,so i > had to make a new one(yup > i know > how to do that.lol) and when i brought up my IE 6 i had lost all > my history and popups > came in faster > than i could close them. Its a nightmare i have never had to go > through before on this > computer. > I checked and my conection is armed for MS firewall,but still > getting through. > Loaded Googles popup tool,but it does not stop them just puts > them in the bottom tool > bar,but it really > slows the connections down,which i'm sure you all know. > > I'm on XP home,clone PC, still running original SP but have > ordered the SP 2 from MS. > > Anything i should be adding for security here. I have run virus > scan(Norton)and am up to > date. I have > DLed several of the newer removal tools and nothing has been found. > > I'm going nuts here. > > Any help is app. > > Dave > > >
