In windows,
Restart your coputer and tap the F8 Key... A boot menu will appear. Choose AAFE MODE WITH NETWORKING.... your comuter boots and you login. Click Start, run, msconfig.
UNCHECK THE BOX, LOAD START UP ITEMS. Click apply and OK. Restart your computer, again hitting the F8 key and choosing Safe mode with networking.
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Click, start, control panel, select internet options. On the general tab, Clear history, and cookies.... Hit OK, and then launch IE from your dekstop.
Naviagate to MAJORGEEKS.COM AND CLICK SPYWARE TOOLS FORM THE LIST ON THE LEFT. DOWNLOAD, ADAWARE se PERSONAL AND INSTALL IT, as well as, Spybot search and destroy. Be sure to get your updates before you scan. and delete/quarintine anything that you find.
Re-run MSconfig and Click on the start up tab. Check only the boxes that you know of..... IE check the path line. Only enable anytig with a smantec, Mcaffee, or your ISP name... SBC... Then restart your coputer normally.
NOTE~ DO NOT GO SURFING THE INTERNET WHILE YOU HAVE UNCHECKED THE STARTUP TAB IN MSCONFIG, FOR THIS WILL HAVE DISABLED YOUR ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAMS.... Reenable only that what you know, for that what your don't, will hurt you! Spamer often add spyware programs to this list to start when your computer starts....
Also, if you have windows 2000, Go into the internet options and clear your items noted above. Then attempt to download MSconfig.exe from google.com. It is a small configuratioin utiliy....