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AIM Buddy Virus HELP!!!

Recently I went away from my computer for a couple hours and when I came back there were a bunch of im windows open with comments that suggested I had sent them a hyperlink.

Well, I didn't. I'll post the hyperink in this thread if it will help later. I have Peer Gaurdian on, I've scanned with the latest Norton AV, I've scanned with Adaware, I even upgraded to AIM 5.5. Plus I got some crazy file called the cwshredder from a friend of a friend who said he had a similar problem, but even that did not work.

Any suggestions on how to detect this if it is a file on my comp, or what to do if it is a hacker with like an AIM bot or something?

[P.S. i am still sending these links apparently]

Oh, also I went to the windows update page and still nothing.
Windows XP

steosaur(oWn)
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I THINK I FIGURED IT OUT!!!
GO HERE! http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INSTANT_MESSENGER_ADWARE?SITE=FLPAP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

IF THIS IS YOUR PROBLEM THEN SIMPLY GOTO THE PROGRAMS FOLDER UNDER THE C: AND FIND A FOLDER CALLED BUDDYLINKS, GO INSIDE AND CLICK THE UNINSTALL ICON!! SO FAR NO BAD SIGNS YET!

steosaur(oWn)
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..............hmm i deleted the folder earlier, and just now it was there again, i uninstalledit again....its not there....but will it return?
Both times i uninstalled it signed me off AIM but, did seem to uninstall it.

Any comments?

steosaur(oWn)
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