ERRRRT stop right there Walter!!
You need to get yourself a copy of AD-AWARE! It will remove all that crap and then some!
Also goto C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files
That is where active X controls are stored! Delete them ALL if you don't feel like looking through them to see what is what... If you need one from a legit. site it will be put back!
You can get ad-aware FREE from
www.download.com search for ad-aware, download it, use the check for update button on the program, update, and then run the program... After it is done you'll see a ton of files in there, right click on any of them and choose, SELECT ALL OBJECTS then click finish! All your problems should be solved after that... If you use Kazaa beware it will delete a needed .DLL file from it and you'll have to reinstall kazaa... no big deal though...
I fix computers and deal with this stuff all day long at $110 a pop... The three things you need the most are an Anti-Virus Program, a firewall, and a Spyware/Adware removal program.. If everyone had those three things I would be out of a job! Happily I am still working though...
That picture was taken about 3 years ago, HNIC