Problems with internet access

[Hilton]

I am have the follwoing problem with my computer.
When I log onto the internet with explorer a message
comes up with the following information:

Homepage address comes up as C:\WINDOWS\secure.html

Detected Spyware: System error #384

With information about my computer ISP, Windows XP, etc.

Then it has at the bottom with hyertext links:
To protect from the Spyware-Click here
To prevent information transmission-Click here
To delete the history of your activity-Click here

Clicking on any of these items takes you to:
http://www.smart-security.info/?affid=DNN-1

This also causes pop-up to come up everytime I to remove
this webpage or go to another webpage.

I need to know how to remove these items from my
background, homepage, etc.

Please help.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Try these programs to check for any spyware that may be on your system:

Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
CWShredder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Try SpyWareBlaster to stop intrusions:

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Also see the following links:

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp


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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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| I am have the follwoing problem with my computer.
| When I log onto the internet with explorer a message
| comes up with the following information:
|
| Homepage address comes up as C:\WINDOWS\secure.html
|
| Detected Spyware: System error #384
|
| With information about my computer ISP, Windows XP, etc.
|
| Then it has at the bottom with hyertext links:
| To protect from the Spyware-Click here
| To prevent information transmission-Click here
| To delete the history of your activity-Click here
|
| Clicking on any of these items takes you to:
| http://www.smart-security.info/?affid=DNN-1
|
| This also causes pop-up to come up everytime I to remove
| this webpage or go to another webpage.
|
| I need to know how to remove these items from my
| background, homepage, etc.
|
| Please help.
|