"DA" <jdonaldallen@charter.net> wrote in message
news:XovPh.7$TQ7.5@newsfe03.lga...
>I have a little thing blinking in the bottom right corner of my monitor....
> when I try to get rid of it my Internet Explorer opens up to a website
> trying to sell spyware.
> When I click on Internet explorer myself, it goes to that website. No
> matter
> where my 'home page' is set.
> It is called spylock. It was somehow installed on my computer
> yesterday..???
> I uninstalled it and it is not in the population of programs. I still
> have the
> same problem. Can't find it to uninstall it but it is still there blinking
> away.
> I ran two different programs to get rid of it, but it won't go away.
> Any suggestions?
> Thanks.
>
In safe mode run this stuff

cleans temp files etc, great program too
http://www.ccleaner.com/

and the Spylock sounds like a Virus burster variant, try these links
download smithfraud and run
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/smitfraudfix.php

then this one to be sure (roguescanfix)
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/roguescanfix.php

don't freak when you get dos boxes and logout etc.
You should be set !

Mich...