Glad to hear you followed up on HJThis and resolved the issue. Now so it doesn't
rear it's ugly head again any time soon:

All suggested below are free.
Get an antivirus app and firewall:
http://www.avast.com/i_idt_1016.html
www.grisoft.com

In case you can not get your machine booted, then the need arises for a DOS based av;
http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/dos/ ---Don't forget the latest definitions
as well from the same download page.

http://www.zonelabs.com/store/conten....jsp?lid=ho_za

It’s also a good idea to have a HOSTS file to block bad sites, scroll to HOSTS File
Manager he
http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm

Another good app is SpywareBlaster which stops the badboys before they even get a
chance to install:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

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Brian A.

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"Viking Mail" wrote in message
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Just a quick followup to this - I downloaded HijackThis and posted the log
to the spywareinfo forums. With a great deal of help from H@ns on the PC
Troubleshooting forum the problem now looks to be resolved :-)

Thanks to all who posted suggestions!

Rob.

"Brian A." GoneFishn@aFarAwayLake wrote in message
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Download/run HijackThis from:
http://majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

Do not remove anything with it until you get advice on what to remove,
HJThis will
list many apps that are needed along with the bad ones. Removing items
listed
hap-hazardly without knowing what they are can/will create a royal mess.
Read the
quick start here on how to create a log file that can be copied/pasted
into a forum
that can provide assistance on removal of unwanted pests.
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/#quick

Then post the logs to an appropriate NG here where they specialize in
spyware/hijacker removal:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/

http://forum.aumha.org/

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Brian A.

Conflicts start where information lacks.
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