somehow i got hit with this goofy ad for razespyware that takes over the wallpaper after bootup.  everthing seems to work ok but the "new" wallpaper is highly annoying.  i FOLLOWED some of the advices i read here. d/l spybot, spysweeper, antispyware, avg, ccleaner. already had spyhunter and norton av.  have run them all.  spybot, spysweeper, ewido and spyware found all kinds of crap but not the raze thing.  even with restore off and in safe MODE.  did a search files for razespyware and found "install_razespyware.exe-1fa91ede" in the windows/prefetch directory and razespyware.pkg in c/windows.  what i don't know is if i can just DELETE these files since none of the spyware, cleaners, or av did anything..any help....Did you use Microsoft Anti-spyware? It scans the registrys more thouroly. Did you also run a registry scan to clean up some errors.

Did you install anything before these pop up happen?
How long has it been happening?thanks for the response.  yes i did use the micro anit spyware..  it must be in the registry but i'm not sure where...i hadn't installed anything the day it occured  ..problem only started on saturday and i've been WRESTLING with it..it doesn't seem to affect anything but still don't like it.  i've installed and downloaded av and antispy sw since this began.  my last sw install was acrobat 4 weeks ago.  since my last post i went ahead and deleted the "install_razespyware file in c/window/prefecth but it didn't change anything.  Copied from another site but it seems to have done the job.

"go to control panel
click appearance and themes
click desktop background or display
click desktop tab,
click customize desktop
click web tab
delete security
Job done"well, Fed, that did the trick. even stayed away when i restarted.  thanks bunches.Just a note, SpyHunter (assuming it's by enigmasoftware) is a dodgy anti-spyware program, and should be uninstalled. Although it's been delisted from SpywareWarrior's list of rogue/suspect anti-spyware software, it still isn't recommendable. There are many more better freeware substitutes for it.

with regardsappreciate that ... since spybot ewido and microsft anti spyware seem to work nicely i'll do just thatTrojan Hunter WOULD be another good one to add to your arsenal as well...

patio.