For A Few Utilities and Helpful Links (FaFuhl):

Malware and Hijaaked Browsers (esp. IE)

• Check out this link to Expert's Exchange where a number of suggestions and links to utilities are maintained for the benefit of all Malware and Browser Hijaaking victims:   Standard response material re Spyware, Adware, BHOs, and other Malware
• Info and tool for removing Download.ject IIS/browser exploit (Download.ject captures personal banking and other info, circumventing SSL encrypted connections with secure sites):
  Info about the Tool (MS website)   Download the removal tool (7/14/04 - kevin's bin folder)
• Popular utility for monitoring and disabling unwanted Browser Help Objects (BHOs): BHO Demon website

Windows Virus Tools and Information

Please do the following to increase the odds that you are protected from the maelstrom of digital chaos currently circulating the 'Net.

• SASSER INFORMATION (URL to F-Secure's website)
• Install the latest critical patches: Visit AIT's Page:
  
• Standalone Scan and Clean program from Trend Micro:
  SysClean.zip (courtesy of the State of Arizona web site)
  SysClean.zip is a standalone virus scan and clean program from TrendMicro. Just extract the files into a directory on your harddrive and run the 'sysclean.com' to start the scanning and cleaning process - check out the file WHATSNEW.txt, included in the zip archive, for more info.

Other Tools

SSH - Windows Utilities

• Putty SSH Terminal Software: single file standalone client that requires no installation. Run it right off the 'net!
  Run (rt-click and select Save Target As... to save locally)
• Putty SFTP utility: single file standalone client that requires no installation. Run it right off the 'net!
  Run (rt-click and select Save Target As... to save locally)

Windows SYSTEM TOOLS (freeware) from SysInternals (local dir | website)

• TCPVIEW v2.33 - check out your network traffic, with associated processes.
  Run (rt-click and select Save Target As... to save locally)
• PROCEXP v8.1 - find out what processes are running on your computer, and view the startup command details. Run (rt-click and select Save Target As... to save locally)

Did you receive an e-mail from 'SYE Support Dept [sye.supp.dept@sharingopinion.us]' (or any of a number of similar addresses)?

It's just a SPAM / SCAM / Pointless Web Service HOAX (Save your money, don't let them verify your e-mail address: Don't click on the link!)

Here's some good information about the Word-of-Mouth and ShareYourExperiences scams:
Joe Wein's page about the Syex scams
Urban Legends info on Word-of-Mouth.Org and ShareYourExperiences.net