Hello Dellsters,  Just got back from a friend's Dell desktop that is crawling with malware,  the kids persist in downloading P2P and other suspect software against all instructions not to do so. The only way out is a total reformat and OS reinstall. I have done this twice before, and I won't do it again. I do have one question, though. I can understand why these malware jerks change the home page, why advertising companies want to know what you are doing, etc... And I am fully aware of the tiny percentage of people who distribute viruses/worms, simply because they are villianous scum. But what is the motivation behind the blizzard of total garbage like "Gem Master", "*.Otto", "Weatherbug", etc...  They have to know people are going to go to any length to remove this garbage. What does it benefit them? This PC was protected by Norton Internet Security, Spy Sweeper, which were all kept updated. I also made sure all of the Windows XP updates were installed. And the system is still crawling with malware. I give up...

JJO