ravencajun, I followed your instructions. Here is the contents of what opened in Notepad. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.34 Database version: 1777 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1 2/18/2009 7:39:21 PM mbam-log-2009-02-18 (19-39-21).txt Scan type: Full Scan (C:\:) Objects scanned: 295304 Time elapsed: 2 hour(s), 12 minute(s), 46 second(s) Memory Processes Infected: 0 Memory Modules Infected: 0 Registry Keys Infected: 14 Registry Values Infected: 4 Registry Data Items Infected: 0 Folders Infected: 2 Files Infected: 14 Memory Processes Infected: (No malicious items detected) Memory Modules Infected: (No malicious items detected) Registry Keys Infected: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\minibugtransporter.minibugtransporterx (Adware.Minibug) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\(2b96d5cc-c5b5-49a5-a69d-cc0a30f9028c) (Adware.Minibug) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\(3c2d2a1e-031f-4397-9614-87c932a848e0) (Adware.Minibug) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\(04a38f6b-006f-4247-ba4c-02a139d5531c) (Adware.Minibug) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\minibugtransporter.minibugtransporterx.1 (Adware.Minibug) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\(9552f3b2-4183-4473-a347-96f82af15f26) (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\(3670a914-63c2-4e67-8c9b-370ae1922143) (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\bchanger (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\affri (Malware.Trace) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\affri (Malware.Trace) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\xflock (Malware.Trace) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\dslcnnct (Trojan.Vundo) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\IProxyProvider (Trojan.Vundo) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSControlService (Backdoor.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. Registry Values Infected: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\c4a4ef11 (Trojan.Vundo.H) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\bmc797dc8d (Trojan.Vundo.H) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\getmodule19 (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\getpack19 (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. Registry Data Items Infected: (No malicious items detected) Folders Infected: C:\Documents and Settings\Stephanie Schieder\Local Settings\Temp\NI.UGA6P_0001_N120M1710 (Rogue.Multiple) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\BChanger (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. Files Infected: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\glkjoezl.dllbox (Trojan.Vundo.H) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\AWS\WeatherBug\MiniBugTransporter.dll (Adware.Minibug) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Documents and Settings\Stephanie Schieder\Local Settings\Temp\NI.UGA6P_0001_N120M1710\settings.ini (Rogue.Multiple) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\BChanger\bchanger.dll (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\BChanger\data.dat (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\BChanger\Uninstall.exe (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\WINDOWS\cookies.ini (Malware.Trace) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\pac.txt (Malware.Trace) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\winfrun32.bin (Malware.Trace) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\WINDOWS\pskt.ini (Trojan.Vundo) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\WINDOWS\BMc797dc8d.xml (Trojan.Vundo) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\WINDOWS\BMc797dc8d.txt (Trojan.Vundo) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\clkcnt.txt (Trojan.Vundo) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Documents and Settings\Stephanie Schieder\Favorites\Online Pharmacy.url (Rogue.Link) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

The reason it used to be advised to disable antivirus programs when installing software was to prevent it from interfering. The concept was that something was making changes to the computer and the A/V tried to prevent those changes. With the advent of Windows Vista and UAC, requiring elevation approval for programs to access/change system files this is no longer necessary. There is one time when it is generally still recommended to disable A/V and that is when installing a Service Pack. There are also times when, during malware cleanup, we recommend disabling security programs so they don't interfere with the process. There is a fairly comprehensive article at TSF that covers most programs, linked below. Here is a link that might be useful: How to disable your security applications

Dennis, thanks for a well laid out list of problems. It does help those who feel they can see some or all of your problems. AVG is by far the most popular free anti virus and I doubt that is your issue. I would not remove that one. Spyware Doctor I know nothing about. If you have the original CD or the download stored on your computer you could remove it entirely using the Add/Remove and see if that helps at all. Superantispyware and or Malwarebytes could be alternatives to trying Spybot Search & Destroy. If you use Spybot S&D be sure it is in fact that program and not a sound alike rogue program. Have you ran any cleaners at all? Not registry cleaners but the Disk cleanup in the Accessories/System Tools folder of XP. Try that and a defrag, it will help modestly. Do you have Google or Yahoo toolbars and are they allowed to run in the background? The Google Toolbar has either 3 or 4 entries in your Startup and using your resources. Click Start click Run type msconfig click OK click the Startup tab Now check each of these items and decide if they do in fact need to run. Google each entry before deciding to stop one because if you stop the wrong ones the computer may not start again. If you stop any you need to reboot. During the reboot you will get a dire warning, do not be alarmed, place a check mark not to see it again and continue the booting.

Tom, To reassure you that a DUN connection is OK with AVG: I am a rural America resident on an antique DUN with a download speed of 5kb/sec. (Laughing is now allowed) I use AVG on this Vista system and Avast on a Win98 system out in the garage. Updating is not a concern with either application. They are rarely over perhaps 200kb unless I have been negligent as I do them manually. There is a time once in a while when application upgrades are released and the download takes a while; perhaps 15-20 minutes. As far as downloading the application itself, any time I have something of size I do it first thing on a Sunday morning. Even before shower and coffee. By the time the rest of the world is up I am finished. Patience is a virtue. :) DA All in all I have to say no problem.