Don't post it in this newsgroup.
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
or other appropriate forums for expert analysis, not here.**

"Robin" <greetings@html.com> wrote in message
news:%23TXppISwIHA.4952@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the advice. I didn't install ad-aware after I got Vista because
> I thought Windows Defender was taking care of it.
> It found 600 tracking cookies and 4 of something else that I had to reboot
> to get rid of, but it said nothing critical. Unfortunatly ie still
> staying open in task manager. Would it do any good to post the hijackthis
> log to this newsgroup?
>
> "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:EEB3D24A-E689-4859-9B0B-50E3C3A16ECE@microsoft.com...
>> "Robin" <greetings@html.com> wrote in message
>> news:O1rDSaqvIHA.1688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Vista ie7 still running in task manager even when closed and won't allow
>>> to close.
>>
>> Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of
>> these Web pages.
>> Help with malware:
>> All MS-MVP Sites.
>> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
>> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
>> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
>>
>> Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
>>
>> So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
>> For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
>> whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to
>> convince you that you owe it to the author. See also:
>> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
>> Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and
>> see what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're
>> not sure of.