any tools or steps to stop this one from repeating

[Mason]

Spyware Scan Details
Start Date: 2/23/2005 11:48:27 AM
End Date: 2/23/2005 12:02:41 PM
Total Time: 14 mins 14 secs

Detected Threats

TargetSaver Trojan Downloader more information...
Details: TargetSaver is a process run at Windows startup,
which opens pop-ups.
Status: Removed
High threat - High-risk items have a large potential for
harm, such as loss of computer control, and should be
removed unless knowingly installed.

Infected registry keys/values detected
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TSA
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TSA\update TSVersion 4.0.3.8
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TSA NewInstall 0


Detected Spyware Cookies
No spyware cookies were found during this scan.

 

[plun]

Status: Removed
High threat - High-risk items have a large potential for
harm, such as loss of computer control, and should be
removed unless knowingly installed.

Keep MSAS and follow these 3 steps.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

 

[John]

Empty all your temporary file locations and your internet temporary files as
well.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

I agree with everybody else, but would add:

If this is being detected by Microsoft Antispyware, and you are choosing
remove, and it comes back, please try restarting your machine in safe mode,
by pressing the F8 function key before the initial Windows screen appears.

Then do full deep scans until a scan comes through completely clean--perhaps
2 scans.

If that doesn't take care of the problem write back here--you have an issue
Microsoft Antispyware cannot yet handle, but there are further steps that
can be taken.