To remove spyware off your computer I suggest the following two programs that can be downloaded for free from download.com:

Ad-aware 6.0

Spy Bot Search & Destroy 1.2

There is also a site that scans your computer for spyware and gives your information on how to remove it. This is good to scan your computer quicky but the programs above I would recommend you use to remove them. Click here to scan your computer.

Now the other problem plaguing computers recently is a code that adds "host" files to your computer and hijacks certain pages you visit and/or adds pop-ups. This is easily removed by looking for a "hosts" file in your windows directory and deleting it. The file is found at these locations:

Win98: c:\windows\hosts
W2k: c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
XP: c:\windows\system32\drivers\hosts

I highly recommend that you also download all the available Windows & Internet Explorer patches because they should help you prevent these problems from happening. Also be very cautious when installing any programs unto your computer. Usually these "cool" and "fun" programs like customized toolbars have some sort of spyware attached to them.

NEW - If you're getting redirects and stuff even after you've done all of the above, you should download Cool Web Shredder and run it. This should solve the problem.

Automatic Image Resizing In IE 6.0

When you downloaded Internet Explorer 6.0 you may have noticed that every "big" picture you load up automatically resizes itself to fit into the browser. When I first got this I couldn't believe they made this feature, very annoying in my opinion. Anyways it's easy to turn off, just do this:

Go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" > Click The "Advanced" Tab > Scroll Down To "Multimedia" > Uncheck The 2nd Box That Says "Enable Automatic Image Resizing" > Click "OK"