well then, empty the T.I.F. folder:

via control panel or IE-Borwser->Extras → Internet options → general → delete files → check Offline files → OK…
do this for ALL users on the machine
pause avast resident shield first

to keep it from reappearing, you need to:

  • update your Win and IE, and secure your IE (see above) or use a different browser (opera, mozilla)
  • exercise some common sense and caution when surfing and don’t klick on everything that pops up

if that won’t resolve it, post a log-file of hijackthis here:
www.lurkhere.com → nicefiles

whta are the results of the other scanners i mentioned above ?
scanning with Spybot, ad-aware and cwshredder migth also help

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