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Have you tried to re-install IE? It may also have a repair feature in the add or remove software. Reinstalling may reset the keys. Spyware is a major pain in the a** . Try un-installing all shareware, if any.

this is typical of spyware/adware. It alters the registery, and reinstalls (in simple terms) itself every startup. The page that is loaded can be a file on your HDD, and based on the users profile that downloaded the virus - my term for this type of nasty program.

I had my team of 7 PC/;Net techs working to disinfect 1500+ machines when it originally hit many months ago. The best tool we found was Bazooka, as it allowed us to manually repair, after the automatic detection by the tool.

Since them we have upgrade all security systems - FW, IDS, AV, Windows updates, locked down desktops via profiles, implemented procedures for QA/QC of systems and regression testing.....but we are always at risk. This is a derivative of a Windows environment. Luckily, our business systems have been architected on better OS based systems!

Hate to be a broken record, but have you tried Spybot? I've found it to be more effective. You may have to start in Safe Mode to get it to kill off everything, but I think it may also work if you're logged in as the admin.

back everything you need up
format C:
install you choice of os
the image the drive to another partition or hdd.
Whenever it gets junky again, if virii scanners or spyware software cannot fix it, wipe it and restore that image. I do it all the time...Just somethin to think about if you decide to wipe it eventually

yea, tried both ways. admin and user. just dowloaded netscape 7.0. seems to crash less than IE on my pc at home.

whoa, i sell parts for a living. that's way over my head. gotta know when to say when. as i mentioned in another post, just went to netscape. IE as administrator was not affected, just as a user, so... i just wont use that program.

You may also want to check out firefox. It's my personal favorite. Tabbed browsing is better than sliced bread.

jr