Im running Windows Vista Home Premium an the other night the task bar started disapearing an then reappearing and sometimes i get the dialogue box which says "Windows Explorer has stopped working, check online then restart the program or restart the program".
Under the task bar properties the Lock the task is checked and the autohide taskbar is left unchecked, so i know its not that.
I did notice that about the same time the taskbar 1st started disappearing my ESET anti-virus program quarentined these items.
27/06/2008 19:34:12 Real-time file system protection file C:\Users\Robert\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Te mporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Q21QPIJV\kb111653[2] Win32/Adware.Agent.NIY application cleaned by deleting - quarantined Event occurred on a new file created by the application: C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe.
27/06/2008 19:32:53 HTTP filter file http://62.4.83.205/kb111653.dll?&uid...F&affid=156957 Win32/Adware.Agent.NIY application connection terminated - quarantined Robert-PC\Robert Threat was detected upon access to web by the application: C:\Windows\explorer.exe.

After starting the PC in safe mode as per instruction the ESET anti-virus was unable to perform a virus scan.
However my problem seems to have gone from bad to worse, aswell as the Taskbar and Desktop icons disappearing im now getting several instances of internet explorer opening up by itself opening webpages like pacific poker and other gambling websites. Ive done a spyware scan with Ad-Aware 2007 and removed all cases of infection but this hasnt resolved my issue so any help would be appreciated. Thanks

I think you might have to reinstall windows.

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Issues with viruses.... try the following..

download AVG and avast ...
install AVG and run 3 scans....
install Avast and run 3 scans....

by using the combo ive nuked 3 this week....

then remove avast from your machine and things should be ok.

If you system is so screwed that you have issues with the above try a system restore, but doing these steps....

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