Unwanted IE6 browsers opening - HELP!

[Howard]

As soon as I launch IE6 I get adware streaming in.
Sometimes I get an Expedia page inserted on top of my
home page. When I activate Ad Blocking in Norton
Internet Security, I still get browsers trying to open.

They show up in the too bar but don't have a domain name
and can't be maximized or restored. I usually have at
least one (they say " -Microsoft Internet
Explorer" with no domain). They also show up in the Task
Manager as additional instances of IE running. In
addition to being totally annoying, they are using up
resources.

I'm running IE6, SP1 with latest updates as of today.
Machine is Dell 8250, 2.4ghz, 768mb RAM and Windows XP
Pro SP1.

I run Spyware Blaster and spybot-S&D but they don't seem
to help.

Any ideas before I go totally crazy?

Thanks...

 

[H Leboeuf]

Go to http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php#det
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware] or download direct (below):
http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip

If you get a 404 error or Access denied, try:
http://216.180.252.218/~spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/hijackthis.zip

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates "hijackthis.log")

Next, HijackThis | Config [button] | Misc Tools [button]
Click: Generate StartupList log [button] (generates "startuplist.txt")

Next, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Sign in, then copy and paste both files in your message.

HijackThis Quick Start Help
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/

The Tutorial if you want to know more about the results or the .log file.
http://www.merijn.org/htlogtutorial.html
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated ]
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