How to get rid of blue dog on desktop?

[zephyrs]

Hi!   There is a blue dog on our desktop, and I've been told it might be a virus.    The blue dog shows only before I get onto windows.   After getting onto windows, it is no longer seen.   

 To let you know what I have on our computer at present, to war against viruses, and to keep the registry clean, here is a list of what I have:
ANTIVIRUS:  Avast Perfection, which I paid for.
VIRUS REMOVER:  Spybot
CLEAN UP ADWARE:  Adaware
REGISTRY CLEANERS:  Regseeker - from Hoverdesk,  and Cleanup - from Steven Gould.
FIREWALL:  Sygate
All of these were free, except for the Avast antivirus program.  Do I have all I need, or am I lacking some thing I absolutely need to have to keep my computer protected?

Thanks.

                     Debby

[Lisandro]

Are you using Windows XP?
Can you schedule a boot-time scanning?
Start avast! > Right click the skin > Schedule a boot-time scanning.
Select for scanning archives.
Boot.

Maybe it's good a full scanning with ewido (www. ewido.net). You can use the free version (without the resident shield) for scanning.

[TedNelly]

Hi Debby dogs on windows can be bloody annoying especially blue ones (white cat may help)-- seriously
Just a couple of suggestions that will aid in the detection/removal of malware
Ewido-aimed towards Trojans, Keyloggers,Worms etc
Ewido Home Worth a look
Hijackthis--Program
HJT  Authors Home Page and Program download
HJT authors homepage
Link to post text file generated by HJT explaining problems etc if any
English Paste file Page
Hope this helps

[Spiritsongs]

   Hi Debby :

     Whenever posting a request for help, it's a very good idea
     to also post the name of your Operating System.
     Spybot is NOT a virus remover, but an antiSPYWARE
     program like Ad-Aware.
     To complement what you have, an antiTROJAN program
     such as Ewido would be a good addition, assuming your
     Operating System is either Win 2000 or Win XP.
     As far as the "Regseeker" registry cleaner, I am under the
     impression that this is for "Advanced" users !?

[galooma]

sounds to me like you have installed something like lycos . They have a dog as part of their logo.
Can be a mongrel to get rid of too.