I have always used ad-aware and that typically usually squashes any of your run of the mill spyware/adware type crap.
But this time ad-aware is not getting it done. I disable my internet, run a scan, delete all the objects it sees (usually in the 90s), and within a minute or two of going back online i have iexplorer windows opening left and right again. It's bothersome because i don't even use Iexplorer(im a firefox guy).
Annoying, but the most annoying part is that the virus has subverted my browser's search feature, so i cannot use google or yahoo, etc as i would normally do to try and research the virus and find a fix.
It's also opening numbered EXE's that show up inthe tsk mnagers.Currently the number.exe it's running is 2326948992.exe(in case this means anything to anyone.) I can close it, but another .exe with some other number will just open in it's place in a matter of 60 seconds or less. I just close that one and now 2498544196.exe just opened. (again, in case those numbers actually mean anything to anyone).
So basically, what i'm saying is.....help!
Any suggestion as to good freeware anti-virus/anti-spyware programs would be most appreciated.
If anyone has a program in mind please remember to send a direct link to the download, since i have no ability to search.