yeah I just gave him a slap on the wrist for it

but seriously go through your posts and place something like [REMOVE ME] in the middle of the URL so someone doesn't stumble onto this post and visit them by accident. otherwise you are just aiding with the distribution of this malware.

Next I would get an alternative browser (eg: Firefox) and block IE at your firewall to stop it dialing home.

Personaly at this stage I would prefer to go for a full backup / format / reinstall if you are infected with unkown malware - but if thats not an option then get these, update fully and scan

ad-aware
spybot search & destroy

also I would check your hosts file for any 'additions' and you could place the offending urls in there redirected to 127.0.0.1 as an added precaution to them dialing home.

Check your firewall for any other sus traffic and report back

you may also want to post a hi-jack this log for some of the members here to take a look at.

Oh and next time - just pay for the software....and dont give me some BS about "but its too exspensive!" if thats the case dont use it! Would you expect the police to accept the same excuse if you drove off in someone elses car? So what makes this different? And if you insist on pirating software dont broadcast the fact on a security forum - esp not one which has a large amount of software developers ¬_¬