running this freeware program OptOut (by the writer of ASPI_ME and FIX-CIH among other things), i was able to get a list of spyware on my system. grr.
OptOut Activity Log & Report:
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OptOut Registry Analysis on: 07 / 14 / 2000 at 23:57
• Searching System Registry
• Searching all seven system root registry branches
for the “SOFTWAREAureate” key
• Key found under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
• Key found under HKEY_CURRENT_USER
• Key found under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
• Not found under HKEY_USERS
• Not found under HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA
• Not found under HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
• Not found under HKEY_DYN_DATA
• 3 Aureate keys were found in the registry!
• Searching the Windows registry “SharedDLLs”
key for known Aureate DLLs
• Aureate references not found in “SharedDLLs”
• Searching the Windows registry for Netscape
and IE web browser Aureate Process Parasites.
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{EBBFE288-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{EBBFE28A-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{EBBFE27C-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesTypeLib{EBBFE26D-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInterface{EBBFE287-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInterface{EBBFE289-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInterface{EBBFE27B-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionexplorerBrowser Helper Objects{EBBFE27C-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTStub.CIEStubCLSID{EBBFE27C-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTStub.CIEStub.1CLSID{EBBFE27C-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTStub.NetscapeStopCLSID{EBBFE28A-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTStub.NetscapeStop.1CLSID{EBBFE28A-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTNetscape StartingCLSID{EBBFE288-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• 13 Aureate Process Parasite references found!
16 Adbot/Spyware entries were found in the registry!