I've gotta come clean -- I'm not great with computers. I can turn it on, work my word processor and database, surf the net... but when it comes to the technical stuff, I'm frequently at a loss. So now I've got some sort of adware on my machine that I can't seem to shake and I was hoping you folks could help me.
Some time ago, I picked up something from somewhere that, every time I reboot my machine, resets my home page to some search, puts popups on every other page I visit all under the heading "Only the Best" and changes words on webpages into links to that search (for example: moving, franchise, vacation, etc.)
I installed the newest Spybot Search and Destroy I could find (1.3) and it finds and wipes out files called "CoolWWWSearch," but when I reboot, it's back again. Does anyone know exactly what I've got crudding up my machine and how I can get rid of it?
Oh yeah -- I'm running Windows XP.
Some time ago, I picked up something from somewhere that, every time I reboot my machine, resets my home page to some search, puts popups on every other page I visit all under the heading "Only the Best" and changes words on webpages into links to that search (for example: moving, franchise, vacation, etc.)
I installed the newest Spybot Search and Destroy I could find (1.3) and it finds and wipes out files called "CoolWWWSearch," but when I reboot, it's back again. Does anyone know exactly what I've got crudding up my machine and how I can get rid of it?
Oh yeah -- I'm running Windows XP.