Spyware Challenge!

[INFRATOM]

if you have windows xp you can find and run msconfig and edit your boot loader there. Some people install a 2nd windows on another hard drive in case something happened and add it to boot loader in case of corrption or HD failure.

[Mythos2002]

Did you delete all of the files out of Windows/Documents and Settings/whateveryourusernameis/Local Settings/Temp? I've had some stuff in that folder that recreated trojan files. I would also look in Windows root folder, System, and System32. One other thing I would do is turn off System Restore before booting into Safe Mode (I use Safe Mode with Command Prompt myself).

As for software, I use McAfee version 6 (I need to upgrade that), Microsoft Anti-Spyware, Spy Subtract with CWShredder, Hijack This, AdAware, and Spybot.

I really had a tough virus or trojan once. It required me to turn off System Restore, do a hard shutdown, and then boot into Safe Mode. The hard shutdown was needed because the offending files would rename themselves upon shutdown. I was able to rid myself of this pest successfully without having to reformat.

I wish you the best.

Mythos