It's perfectly safe to update from the pop up. Try it, that may end the problem. IF you mean that every time you visit the GardenWeb you have to login, next time you login scroll down a bit and you'll see the little box that you need the place a check in that will save your credentials so you don't have to keep typing it in every time you visit. If you use Ccleaner or something similar it may clear out your user name and password but all you'll have to do is place a check in that box again to be remembered.

Sharon can you use the computer you are reporting here on to download the programs grandms suggests? Save them to a thumb drive or external drive, heck even burn them to a CD. Anything to get you underway. To get the latest AdAware definitions after you have downloaded the program itself click the link below and save this to your thumb drive. Install AdAware then double click on defs.zip on the thumb drive, click to open. It will not be recognised but you are invited to browse to the right program. Browse to C:\Program files\Lavasoft\AdawareSE Personal\ and click on Adaware.exe, click OK and the latest definitions will be installed. Now run AdAware. There will be a similar procedure if you elect to update the other prorams using that method. However you might find after AdAware cleans up you can get online for the updates which will be easier for you. Here is a link that might be useful: AdAware's latest definitions

Yes you still need AVG, that is your active anti virus program that runs all the time in the background. Malwarebytes does not run in the background an offers no protection. That being said you can still keep Malwarebytes and I recommend you do you can use as a once a month scanner just update the program when you do. Malwarebytes would be considered an On-demand scanner, meaning you run the scan. AVG Runs in resident mode meaning it is running all the time as it should be. Keep Ad-Aware too. This all assuming you're speaking of the free version of Malwarebytes..

Jan that will work fine and you can just install it right over the top of the one you have now if you rather do it that way, I always do mine that way, they say it is better to do a clean install but I have never ever had a problem just getting the new one and installing it right on top and that way you are sure it will keep all your settings and faves and profile info. Just put your flash drive in and then move the FF exe to your pc and double click it to begin the install. Watch as you do it step by step because I think it may ask if you want google toolbar or some other stuff, I never accept that stuff if I want it I can add it later, now if you want it they you have the option to check it to have it install too. I usually just want my FF. the installer has no idea what you downloaded it to so no problem there you just go to the exe file and go, the wizard will guide you. It will ask if you want to make firefox your default browser you can choose if you do or not but that can always be set later, if you do not know. we are all going to have to change over to ff3 real soon because the support for the older versions are ending in a month or so unless they change the schedule.