How do I get rid of this Pest?

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From: Marsha (nospamplease_at_nosuchplace.com)
Date: 05/14/04 

Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 13:43:23 -0500

I have Ad Aware which picks this up, Spybot, Norton, Windows XP, all current
with updates. I delete this & it keeps coming back. How do I get rid of
this pest?
Thanks,
Marsha

Started deep registry scan
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Possible browser hijack attempt : Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\MainStart Pageabout:blank

 Possible Browser Hijack attempt Object recognized!
    Type : RegData
    Data : "about:blank"
    Rootkey : HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Object : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
    Value : Start Page
    Data : "about:blank"

Deep registry scan result :
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New objects : 1
Objects found so far: 1

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