I would go thru your add/remove programs, remove things you do not recognize such as, Internet Optimizer, CometCursor, etc etc etc. Pay extra close attention to sub 2 meg programs that are installed. Then go to http://www.srnmicro.com/ and download the trial version of solo antivirus. NOTE: imho Solo is a crappy AV, but it is GREAT for breaking loaders, trojans, spammers and spyware. Then after a scan or two with Solo, go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and run a full scan. Alot of times spyware and virii will break your AV, so that it cannot see them. ViriiGuy