You might want to look these over:
Spyware Blaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
ZoneAlarm firewall:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/trial_zaFamily/trial_zaFamily.jsp?lid=2home_freedownloads
Some computer help forums:
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/index.php?s=
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?b=1
Hijack This (and some other aids to fight spyware) can be found here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
Thank you.