start up

Try ad aware or spybot search and destroy to get rid of those pesky bot programs.

here's a link for Ad Aware : http://www.lavasoft.com/

and here's a link for spybot: http://spybot-spyware.com/

Also make sure your computer has up-to-date security patches and hotfixes. For Windows systems visit Windows Update

You have SPYWARE / MALWARE:

Goto WWW.LAVASOFTUSA.COM

Download adaware, install it, update it, run it, remove bad files, reboot pc, set home page to msn.com or whatever. Run it again to ensure all is clean.

Turn off system restore if it is used in your os.

Download, update, and run the following.

Spybot:
http://tinyurl.com/ziar

Ad-Aware:
http://tinyurl.com/tek5

CWshredder:
http://tinyurl.com/2bzef
or
http://tinyurl.com/2k642
Look for the file in english CWShredder.exe

Hijack This:
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

This program is useful in that it showes what is currently loading on startup. You must know what is good and what is bad. Once you check it and fix it it is gone. So be sure.

I have had to boot into safe mode and run these.

Good Luck Lee