Eisboch wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message
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I am still getting an occasional pop up coming through, but nothing like
what was happening before I installed Spy Doctor. I think I'll start
using Firefox as the browser again but would like to keep using OE for
email and newsgroups. Probably a mistake, huh? I could never get used
to Agent or Thunderbird.

Eisboch


Eisboch,

I had a very similar virus, Spyware Doctor would removed 99% of the
Spyware, but that one percent will grow if you don't remove it, even if
you stop using IE. After awhile it will be as bad as it ever was.

Use HijackThis (free):

http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/#startuplist

and post the log on

http://forums.tomcoyote.org/index.ph...f5c2d80a7d9c4&

They will tell you which lines to remove from your start up directory to
completely.

If you post the log in rec.boats, I will take a look and see if I
recognize the spyware lines.


It turns out I had done a "quick scan". I just finished a "full scan" and
it found a bunch of additional items to fix. I'll try it now for a while
and see what happens. So far, no popups. I'll save your post and
suggestion though, just in case.

Starting to feel like a "geek".

Eisboch


Eisboch,

Now that you have removed the spyware, what antivirus/spyware software
have you installed to make sure you don't get it again?

I use McAffee Security Center, since I get it free from Comcast, but a
nice free antivirus is:

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

and a great free Anti-Spyware is MS Defender :

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

The final IE7 is now available online and it includes improved phishing
and trojan protection.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...s/default.mspx