Sorry - just noticed this.
Here's a convenient one-stop list free of antispyware basic tools I feel OK with recommending:
a-squared HijackFree (Really for advanced users, or for use under expert instruction)
AdAware Personal (A reliable, competent standard - I recommend it highly - proper configuration is a must, though)
CWShredder (A safe, free, reliable removal tool for many of the most common, most bothersome infestations)
HiJackThis (Very powerful - should be used only if you know what you're doing, or with expert advice. It is capable of crippling your machine if mis-used. It is uniquely useful for its analysis and logging of processes, registry settings, permissions, and downloaded applications.)
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware[/i][/u] (For XP only, but reliable, safe, and powerful)
Spybot S&D (Another safe, reliable, powerful standard, with loads of features for tweaking and securing your system. As with AdAware, proper configuration is a must)
Spyware Blaster (Very useful, particularly when employed along with Spybot S&D - it prevents installation of thousands of known yuckware apps)
WinPatrol (Another safe, reliable preventer - can be intrusive, though, in an irritatingly cutesy sorta way. I don't like it, but it works pretty well)
There are lots more, many specific to particular situations. I suggest a general course of action
HERE, and in the near future, I'll be putting up a revised, updated "Start Here" routine for yuckware removal and prevention.
Oh, and BTW - as
I mentioned to you on another thread,
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