Yesterday I cleaned a machine with over 400 adware/spyware entries. I used three different tools of which none actually completed the job. FYI - I used Spybot, Adaware, and Microsoft's beta spyware tool. I don't like doing it, but I had to manually delete entries from the Registry in order to clean up this machine. Of course the machine had many more problems than spyware and adware. Try 27 virus infected files. Everything from trojans, worms, and general run-o-the-mill viruses.
Protect yourselves - Strong passwords (8+ characters containing alpha and numeric - no words please), personal firewalls, up-to-date virus software and definitions. Watch your emails! Be careful with emails that contain attachments. Viruses masquerade as attachments (the infected machine that I worked on yesterday was probably compromised via an email).
There are more safeguards than the above but these will get you started.
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