I would have to agree. I used Avast in combination with ad-aware and spybot s&d with great success. Managed every infection, both viral and ad/spyware. (although I think adware se has gone downhill as they are looking to profit more) HiJack this is also a nice prog to have at your fingertips...although you definitely don't want to mess with it too much if you don't know what you're doing.
(in reply to PapaPlunger's post)