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Kyo-don't you have a class to teach? WTH you doing on the computer?!? LOL
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Use paper and pen, it's safer.
Seriously though, just cleaning the temps out, running spyware apps, etc. is only a start.
1. Don't forget looking in Add/Remove programs for any apps you don't know about.
2. If you're using Internet Explorer set the popup blocker on high. This will solve the ActiveX problem and you can always allow popups from specific sites, like this one; which, BTW, is the only site I allow popups from on my home systems.
3. Also in IE; (this is the one most people miss), on the drop down menu click Tools, Internet Options, Settings, View Objects. Then right click on each object you don't recognize and remove it. If you remove the wrong thing, don't worry, you will be prompted to reinstall it when it's needed.
5. When you're done with all this, install the Microsoft Anti-Spyware tool. Since we started using this at work we've had no problems at all.
4. Turn on every firewall installed on the PC.