Strange Pop Up. Spyware?

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Lukabrazzi

I keep getting a strange pop-up window that shows
itself whether I'm on line or not. The window appears as
an empty white pane and shows as "explorer-blank" on the
tool bar. I suspect that it is some kind of spyware thing
that the kids inadvertantly "Kazaa-ed" onto my machine.
If I pull up the task manager and look at "processes" how
can I tell which is the offending program? Once
identified can I delete it? Thanks in advance for any
help.
On a related note, if anyone knows of an easy way to
find the creators of pop-up ads and cause them to die cold
and alone, coughing on their own blood please share it.
This is the most intrusive and annoying form of
advertising since the first telemarketer was belched forth
from the bowels of hell.

Cheers!
 
Hi Lukabrazzi - Download HijackThis, free, here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip

Unzip it to any convenient folder, start it then press Scan. Click on
SaveLog when it's finished which will create hijackthis.log. Now click the
Config button, then Misc Tools and click on Generate StartupList.log which
will create Startuplist.txt

Go to Spyware and Hijackware Removal Support, here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?s=8a236cdf61469fbad3bddbe810be0374&act=SF&f=11

Sign in, then copy and paste both files a message asking for assistance,
Someone will answer with detailed instructions for the removal of your
parasite(s).


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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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