Please help me with Removal of Spyware/Adware on my pc

[Pythonic]

I recently got nailed with some sort of adware/spyware while viewing some free porn site. Can someone please help me get it off my pc. I bought spyware search and destroy last night but that didn't help. I have all sorts of security (adware) icons on the bottom right corner of my windows (next to the clock) and I don't know how to remove this crap. They are constantly popping up windows saying that spyware is in my pc...blah blah blah. Also, whenever I open my explorer now it goes directly to some site called protectionsphere.com and I am unable to change my default home in my internet options. Need advise please on what to do.

[Sprayed]

Go here: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407

Props to Swiggidy.

[Jack Sawyer]

Don't use Internet Explorer ever again.
/thread

[swiggidy]

It's nice to know people occasionally listen.

Seriously, follow those steps (read everything and don't skip or it won't work). You'll learn more than you ever wanted to about what your computer is doing and it will probably run faster when you're done. And for Fucks sake get with the 2000s and use FireFox.

I had to do this complete re-install like 4-5 times over a couple years on IE, only once since I installed FireFox and I brought that one on myself.

You'll also realize why it's a good idea to partition your harddrive.

[Frink]

Don't use Internet Explorer ever again.
/thread

QFT.. IE, even with the recent "improvements", lets too many nasties into one's system.

[Warpe]

Go here: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407

Props to Swiggidy.

hear hear!!!

I just did this and wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

she's runnin' slicker 'n poop through a goose!!!

should be stickified somewhere

[swiggidy]

Go here: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407

Props to Swiggidy.

hear hear!!!

I just did this and wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

she's runnin' slicker 'n poop through a goose!!!

should be stickified somewhere

Awesome to hear

Rilla, if this sticky idea sounds good I'll put together a post and dig up some older relating threads.

[Warpe]

prolly should go in Tools....'puters are tools, no?

[swiggidy]

prolly should go in Tools....'puters are tools, no?

Does anyone read that forum?

You're probably right

[Warpe]

I use the view posts since last visit link so I read all the forums. Maybe I'm in the minority, I dunno.

[jyms]

I use the view posts since last visit link so I read all the forums. Maybe I'm in the minority, I dunno.

Me too

[swiggidy]

I use the view posts since last visit link so I read all the forums. Maybe I'm in the minority, I dunno.

Me too

me 3, but if it's stickied it instantly becomes invisible

[b-rabbit]

interesting how no one suggested to stay off of porn sites! ha jk. looking at porn is way better than not looking at porn.