Windows

Turn off System Restore.

Reboot.

Scan again.

If the damage is bad enough, you may need to do an in-place Windows repair.

hi, when I repair infected computers which have spyware/adware/viruses, there is several programs that I run to resolve the problems.
1. Switch off system restore,update your virus definitions, reboot in safe mode, (go to run type in msconfig, go to boot .ini tab and put a check mark in safe boot, do remember to come back to here and take check mark out when you have completed the next task)next run your antivirus program in safe mode, and delete whatit finds.
2.Download Spybot, update it, immunize, and then run search and destroy.(go to cnet.com)
2. Download adaware update it and then run full scan.(go to cnet.com)
3. Download Spysweeper by webroot an excellent product 30 day full free trial.
4. Download "hijackthis" by merijn http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
run the scan. and copy it paste back here, for experts to read, .
5. If all of these procedures fail, make back up of all your important files and format the c drive as a last resort.

Don't install spybot. Go to http://www.aluriasoftware.com/support/dut/. This program is better than spybot. Clean out any files in the Temp directories, and anything that was removed from the spyware programs check the registry and make sure it is remove from there as well. Make sure you log into the machine under safe mode and take off the hidden files and folders. Most spyware is hidden and can't be cleaned unless the hidden option is off. If you want more info, Send me an email. Hope this helps.

The first thing I would do is defintely turn off system restore.

Boot into safe mode and see what happens. See if you can actually run the programs from your shortcuts.

Run hijackthis from tomcoyote.org.
go ahead and install spybot s&d and adaware from www.lavasoft.de. Make sure you run the latest deifintion. Keep in mind that neither one of these programs is comprehensive. Your best bet remains hijackthis.

Check out the hijackthis list and see what you can get rid of.

quickly, you can do a registry scan and see if anything naughty is hiding itself in the startup sequence. check out HK local machine - microsoft - windows - current version - run. Lots of spyware and viruses write to that key.

Before you reboot from safe mode empty the windows/prefetch folder. Lots of garbage in that folder. Good luck.

Since you have cleaned your system of Malware & virus and you are now locked of some item's. I would assume that the spyware or other problems you had may have disable key components when you removed them, such has ILookup can & will take the control panel if removed wrong.

So can you access any of the application in safe mode? If so you may want to check the Group Policy Manager to see if you have been locked out there. Go to run type gpedit.msc. If you can not access them in safe mode, I beleive you may be look at a restore or repair of windows.