Correction
meant to say the icon had NO ID like MS or Avast
You are great! Thanks for EXCELLENT suggestions
I only understand a few of them :
will copy paste them- and try them.
Hopefully will be able to get rid of it
Could you please expound on my replies to your suggestions?
[should they only be done in the exact order?]
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Disable System Restore and then reenable it again. [where is that?]
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Clean your temporary files. [gotcha in my browser, right?]
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Schedule a boot time scanning with avast with archive scanning turned on. try DrWeb CureIT! instead. [just finished a scan but will re-do with archives- do this first, last??]
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Use SUPERantispyware, MBAM or Spyware Terminator to scan for spywares and trojans. If any infection is detected, better and safer is send the file to Quarantine than to simple delete than. [Gotcha -use means download one of them right?]
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Test your machine with anti-rootkit applications. I suggest avast! antirootkit or Trend Micro RootkitBuster. [ Gotcha- if I find it…]
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Make a HijackThis log to post here or, better, submit the RunScanner log to to on-line analysis. [aarrgghh what is runscanner log – Is it the avast results log? What is online analysis - like a geek site?]
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Immunize your system with SpywareBlaster or Windows Advanced Care.[download the program, right?]
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Check if you have insecure applications with Secunia Software Inspector. [gotcha - will it eradicate - if I do??]