Help!  I proceeded with Timberlandko's 03/22 step by step to clear all the *%% from my system.  It helped, but I'm still having major problems.  It seems as though I'm spending 2 days a week going through all these scans.  They last for a little while, then boom.  I rely on my archaic system and can't afford a new one, so your expertise is greatly appreciated.
Below is my step by step "encounter" and HJT Log.  
1.  Unable to find Twaintech.  Received message, "Unable to open this Internet Shortcut.  The Protocol "regsvr32c" does not have a registered program.
2. Start, find: xtarget.dll c.  "There are no items to show in this view.
3.  Delete files from Tools in IE
4.  Mty recycle.
5.  Go to Windows Update, and server down.  Updated a couple of days ago.
6.  Run Stinger - While scanning, blank "boxes" apprear on taskbar.  Left click removes them, but 2 IE boxes appear.  Unable to open.  Did Control Alt Delete to see what they were and the first two items listed were:
     HTTP 500 Internet Server Error - 
     
Http:///www.popuppers.com/log.php?    who=advnt&ordera=1&bigorder=1&1ma-a=1083052023&
Right clicked both "e"'s on taskbar, clicked close and they were gone (for a few minutes!)  Stinger complete with the following message:  Scan initiated on Tues Apr 27 00:49:49 2004.  Number of clean files:  79275
7.  Run Norton Scan.  The 2 "e"'s appeared on task bar again.  Scan complete with:  No Infection 2 hour 59 min 6 seconds.  Scanned 65625
8.  SmartKiller:  "CoolWWSearch.SmartKiller (V1/V2) has not been found on system.  "e"'s keep popping up on taskbar.
9.  CW Shredder:  Results
JPOV3f.9UYs=y23D+/1s3.  You have a variant of the Coolwebsearch Trojan (CWS Smart Search2) that has attempted to close CWShredder.  To counter this, CWS is now starting w/ a randum string of text in the title bar.  CWS is still functioning fine.  It has not been corrupted.  If you feel you should not be getting this error and you are not infected, restart CWS and this warning should not appear again.  Clicked OK.  Downloaded update.  Clicked Fix with the following report:  Done Removed from your system 1 infected IE registry Windows 98 (4.10.2222 A)  CWS v1.57.0
10.  Start, Shutdown, Restart (fyi, closed the infamous "e"'s in taskbar first), after several seconds, a window appeared, This program not responding (no name on top border), clicked End Task.  Finally shut down.
11.  Screen to select mode of opening appeared and I was called away from desk, when I came back, it auto opened regular loading the 2 "e"s.  Restarted in safe mode.
12.  Adaware - Fix while 2 "e"s keep popping up in taskbar.  Adaware log is:  Lavasoft Ad-aware Personal Build 6.181
Logfile created on  :Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:28:15 AM
Created with Ad-aware Personal, free for private use.
Using reference-file :01R299 22.04.2004
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Ad-aware Settings
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Set : Activate in-depth scan (Recommended)
Set : Safe mode (always request confirmation)
Set : Scan active processes
Set : Scan registry
Set : Deep scan registry
Set : Scan my IE Favorites for banned URLs
Set : Scan within archives
Set : Scan my Hosts file
4-27-04 8:28:15 AM - Scan started. (Custom mode)
Listing running processes
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#:1 [kernel32.dll]
    FilePath           : C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\
    ProcessID          : 4293907615
    Threads            : 4
    Priority           : High
    FileSize           : 460 KB
    FileVersion        : 4.10.2222
    ProductVersion     : 4.10.2222
    Copyright          : Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1991-1999
    CompanyName        : Microsoft Corporation
    FileDescription    : Win32 Kernel core component
    InternalName       : KERNEL32
    OriginalFilename   : KERNEL32.DLL
    ProductName        : Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
    Created on         : 10/18/02 12:10:13 AM
    Last accessed      : 4/27/04 7:00:00 AM
    Last modified      : 4/24/99 5:22:00 AM
#:2 [msgsrv32.exe]
    FilePath           : C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\
    ProcessID          : 4294934651
    Threads            : 1
    Priority           : Normal
    FileSize           : 11 KB
    FileVersion        : 4.10.2222
    ProductVersion     : 4.10.2222
    Copyright          : Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1992-1998
    CompanyName        : Microsoft Corporation
    FileDescription    : Windows 32-bit VxD Message Server
    InternalName       : MSGSRV32
    OriginalFilename   : MSGSRV32.EXE
    ProductName        : Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
    Created on         : 10/18/02 12:11:07 AM
    Last accessed      : 4/27/04 7:00:00 AM
    Last modified      : 4/24/99 5:22:00 AM
#:3 [mprexe.exe]
    FilePath           : C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\
    ProcessID          : 4294940651
    Threads            : 1
    Priority           : Normal
    FileSize           : 28 KB
    FileVersion        : 4.10.1998
    ProductVersion     : 4.10.1998
    Copyright          : Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1993-1998
    CompanyName        : Microsoft Corporation
    FileDescription    : WIN32 Network Interface Service Process
    InternalName       : MPREXE
    OriginalFilename   : MPREXE.EXE
    ProductName        : Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
    Created on         : 10/18/02 12:06:34 AM
    Last accessed      : 4/27/04 7:00:00 AM
    Last modified      : 4/24/99 5:22:00 AM
#:4 [explorer.exe]
    FilePath           : C:\WINDOWS\
    ProcessID          : 4294947491
    Threads            : 4
    Priority           : Normal
    FileSize           : 176 KB
    FileVersion        : 4.72.3110.1
    ProductVersion     : 4.72.3110.1
    Copyright          : Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1997
    CompanyName        : Microsoft Corporation
    FileDescription    : Windows Explorer
    InternalName       : explorer
    OriginalFilename   : EXPLORER.EXE
    ProductName        : Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Operating System
    Created on         : 10/18/02 12:06:29 AM
    Last accessed      : 4/27/04 7:00:00 AM
    Last modified      : 4/24/99 5:22:00 AM
#:5 [ad-aware.exe]
    FilePath           : C:\PROGRAM FILES\LAVASOFT\AD-AWARE 6\
    ProcessID          : 4294872143
    Threads            : 2
    Priority           : Normal
    FileSize           : 668 KB
    FileVersion        : 6.0.1.181
    ProductVersion     : 6.0.0.0
    Copyright          : Copyright  
    CompanyName        : Lavasoft Sweden
    FileDescription    : Ad-aware 6 core application
    InternalName       : Ad-aware.exe
    OriginalFilename   : Ad-aware.exe
    ProductName        : Lavasoft Ad-aware Plus
    Created on         : 4/3/04 11:04:10 PM
    Last accessed      : 4/27/04 7:00:00 AM
    Last modified      : 7/13/03 5:00:20 AM
Memory scan result :
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New objects : 0
Objects found so far: 0
Started registry scan
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 PeopleOnPage Object recognized!
    Type               : RegKey
    Data               : 
    Rootkey            : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Object             : SOFTWARE\Apropos
 PeopleOnPage Object recognized!
    Type               : RegKey
    Data               : 
    Rootkey            : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Object             : SOFTWARE\Envolo
 Roings Object recognized!
    Type               : RegKey
    Data               : 
    Rootkey            : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Object             : SOFTWARE\roimoi
 Windows Object recognized!
    Type               : RegData
    Data               : 
    Rootkey            : HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
    Object             : regfile\shell\open\command
    Value              : 
    Data               : 
Registry scan result :
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New objects : 4
Objects found so far: 4
Started deep registry scan
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Deep registry scan result :
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New objects : 0
Objects found so far: 4
Deep scanning and examining files (C

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Disk scan result for C:\
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New objects : 0
Objects found so far: 4
Scanning Hosts file(C:\WINDOWS\hosts)
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Hosts file scan result:
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8035 entries scanned.
New objects :0
Objects found so far: 4
Performing conditional scans..
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 PeopleOnPage Object recognized!
    Type               : RegKey
    Data               : 
    Rootkey            : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Object             : SOFTWARE\AutoLoader
 PeopleOnPage Object recognized!
    Type               : File
    Data               : auf0.exe
    Object             : c:\windows\temp\
    Created on         : 4/27/04 6:50:40 AM
    Last accessed      : 4/27/04 7:00:00 AM
    Last modified      : 4/27/04 6:50:42 AM
 Roings Object recognized!
    Type               : RegKey
    Data               : 
    Rootkey            : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Object             : SOFTWARE\ssprint
Conditional scan result:
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New objects : 3
Objects found so far: 7
8:53:53 AM Scan complete
Summary of this scan
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Total scanning time :00:25:37:480
Objects scanned :96423
Objects identified :7
Objects ignored :0
New objects :7
13.  Spybot - Error retrieving updates into file! Clicked O.K., ran scan.  This time the "e"s popped up but unable to close them.  Scan complete:  Congratulations, No immediate threats were found.
14.  Mty Windows Temp Files
15.  Mty Windows Temp Internet Files (Cannot delete index.da)
16.  Mty Recycle Bin
17.  Attempted defrag.  Started at 9:30 a.m., left home and returned at 12:30 and it showed 88% complete.  At 9:40, checked progress and it was back to 10%.  It keeps restarting itself and never completes.  Cancelled defrag.
18.  Shutdown and restart normal mode.
19.  Run HJT while "e"s keep loading.
20.  Open the able to know page with instructions from my favorites.  Starting new post, when trying to type in subject box above, a Lycos Pop UP invaded.  I had to close, it kept popping up so I reduced the popup rather than close so I was able to post.  MY HJT log is below.
Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 12:48:09 PM, on 4/27/04
Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGLOOP.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\SYMANTEC SHARED\CCEVTMGR.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSG32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\TASKMON.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ATICWD32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ATITASK.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\HPSYSDRV.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT HARDWARE\KEYBOARD\TYPE32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\PELMICED.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\SYMANTEC SHARED\CCAPP.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COMSMD.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\FNYKSG.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\CAERE\PAGEKEEPER30\SYSTEM\PKJOBS.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYWAREGUARD\SGMAIN.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYWAREGUARD\SGBHP.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\CAERE\PAGEKEEPER30\SYSTEM\PKSLAPI.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\CAERE\PAGEKEEPER30\SYSTEM\PKTOPASS.EXE
C:\UNZIPPED\HIJACKTHIS1977[1]\HIJACKTHIS.EXE
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = about:blank
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - _{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497} - (no file)
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - _{4FC95EDD-4796-4966-9049-29649C80111D} - (no file)
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - _{5D60FF48-95BE-4956-B4C6-6BB168A70310} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: NAV Helper - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - c:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5FC93F2F-CDB0-4B58-BE26-F16E73AF8A85} - C:\WINDOWS\QUYMZNQ.DLL
O2 - BHO: SpywareGuard Download Protection - {4A368E80-174F-4872-96B5-0B27DDD11DB2} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYWAREGUARD\DLPROTECT.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHELPER.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - c:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {BDF6CE3D-F5C5-4462-9814-3C8EAC330CA8} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScanRegistry] c:\windows\scanregw.exe /autorun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TaskMonitor] c:\windows\taskmon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AtiCwd32] Aticwd32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AtiKey] Atitask.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [hpsysdrv] c:\windows\system\hpsysdrv.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HPScanPatch] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\HPScanFix.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IntelliType] "c:\Program Files\Microsoft Hardware\Keyboard\type32.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Mouse Suite 98 Daemon] PELMICED.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccRegVfy] "c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccRegVfy.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [COMSMDEXE] comsmd.exe -on
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [zzzHPSETUP] D:\Setup.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [hpppta] C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP PrecisionScan\PrecisionScan Pro\hpppta.exe /ICON
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StillImageMonitor] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Nag] C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\NAG.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [wanz] C:\WINDOWS\fnyksg.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WAST] C:\WINDOWS\WAST
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Dsi] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DP-K13W13.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Nag.exe] C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\NAG.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScriptSentry] C:\PROGRAM FILES\SCRIPT SENTRY\SCRIPTSENTRY.exe /check
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [q32k36h] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\LFII400.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [SchedulingAgent] mstask.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [ccEvtMgr] "c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [ScriptBlocking] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg
O4 - Startup: EPSON Status Monitor 3 Environment Check 2.lnk.disabled
O4 - Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk.disabled
O4 - Startup: PageKeeper Jobs.lnk = C:\Program Files\Caere\PageKeeper30\system\PKJobs.exe
O4 - Startup: SpywareGuard.lnk = C:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgmain.exe
O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM)
O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - 
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/ansi/iuctl.CAB?38069.4062731481
O16 - DPF: {01113300-3E00-11D2-8470-0060089874ED} (Support.com Configuration Class) - 
http://support.charter.com/sdccommon/download/tgctlcm.cab
O16 - DPF: {02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B} (QuickTime Object) - 
http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab
O16 - DPF: {41F17733-B041-4099-A042-B518BB6A408C} - 
http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52/20031216/qtinstall.info.apple.com/mickey/us/win/QuickTimeInstaller.exe
O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - 
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.cab
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - 
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {FF65677A-8977-48CA-916A-DFF81B037DF3} (WMService Class) - 
http://download.overpro.com/WildApp.cab
I have to run errands for a couple hours and I'm literally praying that someone will have peaked at this post so I can get something done with this spyware garbage.  I am thanking all who are the "gurus" in advance.  I have a lot of respect for your know how.  I know how timeconsuming all of this is and I really appreciate your help.  Oh yeah, sorry sorry sorry for the very long post.  I didn't want to miss anything when asking for help.