Finding popup loader

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From: JoeFann (JoeFann_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/15/04 

Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:27:03 -0700

While surfing, I've picked up a program that opens IE and queries a rotating series of popup ad sites. I've tried the popular spyware and hijacker programs including AdAware, Spybot, CWS Shredder and HijackThis. They aren't finding it. Obviously, it's a program that is instructing IE to open and find a particular web address. Because I'm on a cable modem and constantly online, when I get home, I find 10-15 pages open to various ads. How can I locate the offending program?