I use Firefox browser now and have for some time. The problem I am having is I joined a legit site yesterday and it was loaded with Trojans. I left the site immmediately upon doing the scans. I have run Avast and AVG along with Windows Defender and everything is coming up clean finally.

The problem since getting them all is that everytime I click anywhere IE hijacks my computer and loads a pop up spam on my system. I do not even have IE anymore and have gotten rid of it completely when I got Firefox. I can not seem to get rid of this from happening. I have my pop-up blocker on as well too.

I keep getting the page for SmacChat-NBA-Microsoft and SmashHits.com

Have you tried hijackthis??

If not... download it here...

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5554.html

Run it and save a log file.

Copy that log file when it pops up and paste it here...

http://www.hijackthis.de

Then click analyze. Go through the stuff that it says is bad to see if you can find the culprit.

other necessary programs

Spybot S&D

Spyware blaster

Lavasoft Ad-aware

sometimes spybot and or ad-aware catch things that avg doesn't.

Spyware blaster simply blocks sites that cause problems like that

Thanks Crystal and Jewels for the help. I will try what you have sugested as it is still happening. Today it tried to download something in Chinese too

yuk... that's one good thing about the new IE 7. It doesn't let you download ANYTHING really, unless you've clicked a link. It's rare that i see something trying to download.

hijackthis really help and you can paste the log in the following forum. There're helpful & resourceful members who can help you step by step. I got rid some nasty spyware with their help previously.

http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30

Thanks suu for the info. I have taken everyone's advice and now have hijackthis and a few others as well. They are great and the support is excellent. As of this post I am having no more issues with the computer and am very careful now what sites and ads I will click on too.

Some other good programs to have:

Admuncher www.admuncher.com (free trial - great program)

CCleaner - www.ccleaner.com (freeware can save the cookies you want to save and not have to constantly login)

spywareblaster - available at www.filehippo.com or downloads.com (freeware)

squsi www.squsi.com (freeware)

Thanks RR

1 of the best programes i have used to get rid of these problems is spysweeper... by webroot... its excellent and cleared over 200 adware/spyware problems when i 1st run it... really did sort out my pc

Thanks VinylReaper for the reply.

I am getting all sorts of things and checking computer daily now. Boy some of the things I have gotten rid of since I first posted this topic.

if you are aware with msconfig

go to run then type msconfig

disable suspicious file that does not belong to you system... then restart pc
now ur back in your windows try to press ctrl+alt+del and check the task manager if it is proccessing suspicious programs if you found one.. click the file and end process..

RUN AGAIN AVG hope your AVG is UP to date. if this work.. mail me hehe.. im From the Philippines.. you can pay me if you want hehe