I have read that it takes several spyware removal programs to completely clean your machine.  currently i use AdAware.  is there another one that you can recommend. Ray, do you have a spyware removal program?

   The best defense against spyware is not to open attachments and not to go to websites that would put spyware on your computer.
   Each new spyware that comes out puts itself in a different place on your computer.  A spyware cleaner must keep up with all of these which is almost an impossibility.  I do not have the time or resources to do so and so we have no plans to produce a spyware removal program.
   I personally do not use a spyware cleaner.  I choose instead to avoid spyware.  I have used a few spyware cleaner programs in the past but apart from finding a lot of "spyware" and removing them, I am not sure if they actually did any good.  My computer didn't run any better or faster (I did not have a problem with it in the first place) and the same spyware was found and removed over and over again by these programs.