Wow, I have yet come across spyware that that combination would not clean... but browser hijacks are the worst. I'm glad you got rid of it no matter what program you used.
Of course, if you really wanted to get rid of the problem there's always linux. I have not had a single instance of spyware in linux yet.
I run a dual boot gentoo linux / windows machine... I always use linux unless I have to run a program that will only run on windows. Now, if you really want to go to the extremes then there's always no internet connection... but then there woud be no axiom forum so I'm pretty sure that wouldn't work.
