Yep. And these b***ards are not without a perverted sense of humor:
Before I got the last AdAware update, I kept getting an XXX site-file downloaded, with a desktop icon and everything. The program could actually disable my AdAware program the first two runs....there was a "ts" on the task bar when it froze. Finally dawned on me that it was "Tough S**t"!!!
I'm being barraged. I have to run the AdAware before and after every connection. I have many bots mentioned above. And, when you eliminate them, they have back-up that attempt to re-install, apparently. Gotta run twice when you get 'em the first time. Grrrrrrr
And these things are dismantling my features on IE. Mebbe that's why I posted twice?? Only hit the box once.
Turn off System Restore, run your Spyware/Adware elimination programs, reboot, and then turn on System Restore again. They're probably copying themselves there.