Hi Jo Ann Download AVG AntiSpywear http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-spyware-free/lng/us/tpl/v5 "This setup contains the free as well as the paid version of AVG= Anti-Spyware Free. After the installation, a free 30-day trial version= containing all the extensions of the full version will be activated. At= the end of the trial, these extensions will be deactivated and the program= will turn into a feature-limited freeware version. The purchased license= code can be entered at any time." It is very good. IHTH Mike the mod ******* Mike's REPLY SEPARATOR ********* On 3/26/2007 at 11:50 PM Jo Ann wrote: GMan, I just went and ran the Active Scan. It said it found two trojans on my system called downloader.NKV and 44 spyware. it wanted me to pay to disinfect. I'm running AVG. I updated and ran a full scan which found nothing. I did a Google search and found only a small number of pages most of which refer to Panda, hmmm What do you think? Jo Ann GMan wrote: > Evelyn, > Have you tried using any of the free online scans yet? You go to an > antivirus site, click a button, accept a small downloaded ActiveX or > Javascript file and it scans your system for these pests. Most will only= > tell you if it finds something, but you'd have to pay to remove it. But > there are some that do it all for free. Better yet, you don't have to turn > off your own AV app before running it. Below is one of my favorites. Give > it a spin, report your findings here and perhaps we'll be able to get rid of > the pest once and for all. > > http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/ActiveScan.htm > > Peace, > GMan > > "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!" -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/