Gloria, Kenny and jooles,
Thanks a bunch for your help in diagnosing this fault!. [Linked Image]
I ran a variety of AV/Spyware programs to actually find out what was going on in my system.
These days people, I'm afraid that no one type or brand of protection will save you from the nastiness that has invaded the Net.
I did various scans from software downloaded from www.download.com and suffice to say, if I hadn't I'd be in a worse predicament.
After all that I came out with 4 Trojans and 23 Virii.
Sure, if I was a person that frequented dubious websites, I would expect that level of intrusion.
But I aren't, I only use this computer to post at ECNet, a few other forums, the odd MSN Chat, and ECN Chat of course and WIRES IRLP system with my 2metre/70cm Transciever.(Packet Radio, is another use for my computer)
Mind you, I was doing a Google search the other night to find a set of Valves for a radio I'm working on to restore.
Personally, if this is what the Net has to offer, with a simple search, I'd sooner be away from the whole thing.
Why should a few mindless A******s ruin it for everyone else!.
This really peeves me! [Linked Image]
I make no apologies about the way that I feel, considering that it is possible that you can render a computer useless by remote control, by pure want to do that really sickens me.


[This message has been edited by Trumpy (edited 10-27-2004).]