coolpics.com woes

[jamyang312]

i have a broadband connection n i once surfed without the firewall turned on,, n now i m not able to use the run command n sometimes the task manager,, n i cant edit my registry,,,, moreover,, a status message telling others to click on some coolpics.com link is appearing in my yahoo messanger n it sends this message rite in front of me automatically to the ones wid whom i m chatting,,,.. in my IE6, the home page is set to coolpics.com,,, (dat i managed to change it)
i ran spybot search n destroy n i found something called browser embedded something,,,, n i deleted it twice still all the above mentioned problems occur,,,
can u tell me which spyware/virus m i infected with n how to remove it??
thanx

[satyamy]

uninstall yahoo messenger
install some good anti or use windows live one care Online Scanner
n remove all spy/adware n viruses
ur PC will work fine

[JGuru]

Use a good firewall like ZoneAlarm. You can monitor which software connects to the
Net using ZA. Deny access to suspicious programs trying to access the Net.
Also don't allow IE to access the Net, since the Spywares/Adwares use IE to connect
to the Net!!! You can use FireFox or Opera for browsing the Net. Also you must install
a good anti-spyware like SpyBot. Get the latest updates from the Net & do a
full System scan & delete the Spywares/Adwares installed in your PC. Also install a
good antivirus in case you haven't installed one.

[drsethi]

Try Windows Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx
Go to Tools>Software Explorer and find Running Programs and examine them carefully
If you find Coolpics.exe or like delete it from their folder e.g. C:\Winnt\system32
Examine registry for same and delete all entries.
Do this in safe mode.
Dont venture into such p*** sites, or use Linux for surfing.
Learn security tips
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx