Yes - I had this problem yesterday! Some malware.. But there have been soo many more issues since... I can't remember exactly which thing caused or solved it... It was REALLY annoying! Is the problem maybe explore.exe (vs explorer.exe)?
I'm so sorry I can't remember exactly - but I can tell...
SYAR - Yes- I love it!!! The WinsockFix is on my little usb drive along with Kazaabegone, Spybot, HijackThis and all of my other favorites! And here I was trying to fix the winsock manually when there's this perfect little program out there...!
I'm finishing up this computer and I'll start on...
I'm cleaning up this XP machine - lots of adware, malware, etc. Ran Spybot, AdAware, CWShredder, got rid of a lot of junk.
So now I'm trying to restore the internet. My problem is: I can't uninstall TCP/IP - and I can't delete my network connections. I tried deleting Winsock2 anyway and...
It depends on what you're getting - if your machine is relatively clean, Spybot will generally just pick up cookies. So if that's all you're getting, weekly is fine. Also, be sure to use the immunize feature!
Spybot and AdAware catch different things - you should use both of them. If you're having trouble downloading updates from Spybot - before you download, select a different mirror - I think the default is in Germany - pick one in the USA.
In addition to running spyware/adware/malware detection and removal, I agree with Kjonnnn - if you're going to use Internet Explorer, use the Google Toolbar (be sure to click that you DON'T want to send them information!) to block pop-ups. It's free, easy and best of all, very effective!
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