Sorry, I often write in an unclear manner, especially when I should be sleeping. 
Many of the sites that offer Cheat codes are unethical. It is not the cheat codes themselves that are unethical.
For that matter, what porn is unethical is a judgment call. But if a site lures you in with Hot Chix and then loads malicious code on your machine. They are definitely unethical.
Jim
I have no idea, sorry.
StartupList is a good little freeware program that tells you what is running on your system. It is comparable to Start>Run>msconfig>the “Startup” Tab. There are some decent startup program and process identifier sites, and there are also some bad ones that will tell you that essential windows processes are malware. The best approach is to Google the process on spyware boards and use multiple threads to ensure you have good information.
I also recommend Hitman Pro, which is kind of a quick, configurable automated command utility for a suite of good antispyware software. Your computer will still have to download and update the individual apps with an internet connection, but Hitman takes care of it all for you. It is very convenient for running a series of spyware detection software scans, and the more scans the better, in general, as a pair of programs run in succession will often show one detects things that the other doesn’t. <COMMENTARY>For the BIL or “Bloody Mess” machine, where it is often a tossup between reinstalling the OS or hunting down every bit of spyware, Hitman and Firefox make a good solution that cleans up the problem and ensures that future problems will be fewer and further in-between. I would also download and install the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool or whatever it is called.</COMMENTARY>
If you insist on using IE, become familiar with the Alt-F4 shortcut to close the active window. As others have mentioned, it is possible to have a reasonably locked down IE install, but you have to actually update and work out all the Windows patches and settings.
IMHO it is best on all fronts to start with a modern browser like Firefox.
Oh, and a secure modern OS like OS X or Linux would be good, too 
How do they manage to reinstall? Also, if I’m using firefox, can I just delete IE from my computer?
Good luck… I don’t think there’s even an IE executable. Windows uses some of the same files for the OS, so there’s no way to remove it. It should’t hurt anything if you don’t run it though.
Is there any chance I’m geting them by running netscape?
Do you use AOL Instant Messenger, or any other IM software? There are lots of spyware programs that are transmitted that way as well.
There actually is an iexplore.exe, and you can delete it if you can get around the file protection system.
However, should you ever need to use IE for important tasks (logging onto a government website, updating Windows), it won’t be that easy to replace it.
Since there’s no real point to removing IE (you can remove access to it if you’re the type who can’t can’t be trusted to avoid browsing in IE [?!]), just install a better browser.
Effective spyware spreads itself to several places on your computer at once. You clean up one part and the other part will bring it right back – it’s like an infection that will just keep spreading unless you “cure” it completely, which can be easy or difficult depending on which exact spyware program(s) are affecting your system.
Maybe, but it’s difficult and may cause problems with other programs. Just don’t use IE; it’s usually okay to let it stay on the computer.
Possibly. The newer Netscapes let you toggle between two internal engines, Gecko (which Firefox uses) and the regular IE one. When Netscape is in the IE rendering mode, it’s vulnerable to the same spyware that IE is.
Don’t delete IE, just use it as little as possible. There are still websites that don’t work well in Firefox although they seem to be on the decrease. Having IE to switch to when that happens is very handy. I have the Firefox plugin “IEView” to make switching between them easier because I need IE whenever I check my bank’s website or want to watch news updates from my preferred station (they are affiliated with the MSN Network so it’s not surprising that they won’t play unless you’re using IE).