Favorites menu restarts

[Ken Massey]

Whenever I restart my PC, my Favorites menu has 10
default folders that I don't want ("-Autos-", etc.). If
I delete them and empty the trash, they still come back
when I restart my PC. Any idea on how to get rid of
this? Thanks.

 

[H Leboeuf]

They are created by parasites.

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm