Hi,
Oh, you didn't mention you had already done that so I had no way to know. Anyway, here is what I have on my two computers to protect me:
AVG Free Anti-virus - 2nd computer Norton Anti-virus
Zone Alarm Free Firewall - 2nd computer Norton Internet Security
Spyware Guard
Spyware Blaster
Spybot Search and Destroy
Ad-Aware Se Personal
I just never have these troubles you are describing because my protection takes care of issues before it gets to me.
What I suggest you do is get a setup similar to what I have (they are all free except Norton is a paid program. The AVG and Zone alarm free programs work just as well and don't take as much space or slow down your computer.
Then, run these scans to get rid of some of what you have. I think the first three you have listed are nothing but ad programs/Spyware and the programs I have listed should get rid of them.
Spybot and Ad-aware should get rid of them.
TheWeatherizarion thing I think is simply a site for the Energy department that you don't need and it will slow down your computer if active, so I would ditch that baby if it were mine.
If this were my rig, here is what I would do:
> Download all the programs to protect yourself (If you have adequate anti-virus programs and a firewall, don't worry about that area, just keep what you have)
> Run an Adaware scan to get rid of the junk and hope the Spyware Guard and Spyware Blaster filters some of that out from now on.
ADSServer
ADSService
ADSClient
> Run Spybot Search and Destroy and let it fix what it finds.
> Make a recent restore point on your computer.
> Delete the Weather link
PowerBills on
www.weatherization.org
> Take it for a test drive and see how it works...and if it is fine
> Make an additional restore point
> Delete the aluriacachefile problem.
> Take it for a test drive.
This is what I would do if it were mine. Post back with questions/concerns.
Addendum: Seems like everyone around here types faster than I do..what the heck can I say, you guys just beat me again.:4-dontkno
