How did I get all these search engines on my computer

[librarycard]

and how do I get rid of them?

I did a search on Starware and tried to delete the files, but they're protected. Same with Viewpoint. They are cluttering up my screen.

[billyskank]

1. It's probably spyware

use Spybot Search & Destroy, and Lavasoft Ad-Aware to try to clean it up.

[Bossy Monkey]

2. HijackThis is also excellent

You get it here: http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10379544.html?tag=lst-0-1

Then things get a tiny bit hinky. Your result is a HijackThis log, which is a bit hard to decipher unless you're a pretty advanced computer user. However, there are a gazillion online help desks. Search any result that looks suspicious to you (Google the file name plus "help desk" plus "hijackthis log"); of course you may recognize some of the results from your earlier Starware search. Only delete items that you're sure are spyware.

[librarycard]

3. thanks to both of you

I'd also like to have a webpage that will host some images and information. Any suggestions where to get that?

[Bossy Monkey]

4. You may find that your ISP already gives you free web space

I'm on Earthlink and they give us 4 pages. My pages are linked on my DU profile; I haven't updated them in four years, so there are still jokes about W being a one-term wonder, but it'll give you an idea of the kind of stuff you can do on ISP-provided space.