To be extra safe once you download the .exe for the game file go to the location you stored it and do not open it yet, first right click on the .exe and chose to scan it with your virus scanner from the list, that will do a direct scan on that file to see if it is clean. If you have malware scanners that have that option it is a good idea to scan the file with them also. I use McAfee site advisor, which can be added to your browser, it will tell you valuable information about websites and if they are safe to visit. You can get it free for both IE and firefox. Here is a link that might be useful: site advisor

Sorry about not checking back sooner. Many thanks to everyone for your answers. I had entered the website's name in Google, kudzu9 - but not the word "scam" along with it. Of course what came back to me was all the wonderful stuff written by the website itself. Thank you for supplying the missing link, kudzu9. Looks like I shall be installing WOT. Thank you EmmaR and owbist (And I will be spam checking for a while.) Now for some worry-free playing.

I learned about that years ago, I lost $40. on a game I bought for myself and my sister. My information never matched what they had on their records. They helped me once, then it happened again I just wrote it off as a learning experience. I buy all my games retail, none online. That is why it irritates me that they still can plant cookies when I don't even visit their site. Iwin games are terrible about forcing you to use their game manager and go on line when you play. I emailed them and was told how to avoid the game manager and the connection. I still got their cookies so I put the url address in privacy/exceptions/block. No more cookies. Doesn't work for alawar.

I think 26 was the green square with the "no clue, just keep doing stuff"? hint... Something moves. I'm going out for the day, so if that's not it or you need more hints, I'm sure someone here can help. Have fun.