serverpro

Yes, I did notice you left Java update 3 off the list and was inclined to delete it, but I am cautious. This is actually my brothers machine. I am retired and my forte is networking. So I get asked to do a lot of family maintenance. Where could I start about getting smart on viruses and malware. Just second guessing I saw some of the entries that proved to be associated with the trojan. But without your help, I could have been experimenting for weeks.

The machine runs two times faster. The trojan and adware websearch are gone. I got a clean scan with NIS 2007. So are about 75 percent of useless items in the startup. My brother runs like yahoo msn and aol messenger plus a lot of other stuff that he could launch as needed. I try to keep my own machines lean.

Do you have any other suggestions? This is a great website. I learned quite a bit in the last week Much thanks to you. I will be making a donation tonight.

Steve