Can you do this while unplugged from the internet? XBOX 's are built for computer transfers. Can you transfer a virus from the XBOX to the PC? I don't think so. That's not a very good answer is it? XBOX 360 can be hacked. The likely-hood of your son having a hacked XBOX without knowing this is slim to none. This is something that XBOX owners try to do. Cracking the XBOX 360 is analogous to cracking a game ...which is playing without paying. As far as Microsoft not getting viruses!? Microsoft is the king of viruses. That is their big numero uno problem and why we have a hundred or so updates in our Control Panel. Every patch and most updates represent a vulnerability exposed by hackers. Microsoft's track record is the worst in the industry. If you downloaded and saved to a disk what you wanted from the Microsoft sites and then did a data file transfer offline? You are going to need a gaming site to answer this question honestly. What your son wants to do is normal for the XBOX. This is not out of the ordinary at all. How risky is it? How risky is it when you turn your computer on...always very. Until I got my security up and running on my new hard drive...I was shocked at the amount of popups I got on my desktop!!! I wasn't even on the darn internet. But with the background process for IE always running for Windows you are accessible at startup. You are really going to need a game site. Your son might be right. XBOX360 and the computer are meant to go hand in hand and really hand in hand when Vista arrives. Computers will be able to challenge XBOXERs online with VISTA...yep we will abe able to play each other if we got the cash. Then on the other hand logistically it is scarry. You don't want to be vulnerable at any time your are hooked up to the internet. Try the "Forumz" at Tom's Hardware (which is a high tech computer site). If they don't know, no one knows. They have an XBOX section. I game at a minimum. Too minimum to answer this question. Here is a link that might be useful: Tom's Hardware XBOX Forum

If the firewall is still running the computer will probably run slower. It's possible you now have 2 firewalls running. Not a good idea! Lets check and see. Do you have time to follow the instructions below: Click Here to download HJTInstall.exe Save HJTInstall.exe to your desktop. Doubleclick on the HJTInstall.exe icon on your desktop. Right click the Hijackthis Icon and Run as Adminstrator if you use Vista or Windows 7 By default it will install to C:\Program Files\Trend Click on Install. It will create a HijackThis icon on the desktop. Once installed, it will launch Hijackthis. Click on the Do a system scan and save a logfile button. It will scan and the log should open in notepad. Click on "Edit > Select All" then click on "Edit > Copy" and Paste the entire contents of the log into your next post. DO NOT use the AnalyzeThis button, its findings are dangerous if misinterpreted. DO NOT have Hijackthis fix anything yet. Most of what HJT lists will be harmless or even required by your Operating System. Then do this, Double click the hijackthis Icon on the Desktop, Scroll down to Open the Misc Tools section" Click it at the bottom under System tools click "Open Uninstall Manager" over to the right click "Save List" Save it to your Desktop so you may find it, copy and paste it in your next reply.. ************************************************************ O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [cafwc] C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Personal Firewall\cafw.exe -cl O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [capfasem] C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Personal Firewall\capfasem.exe O23 - Service: HIPS Configuration Interpreter (UmxCfg) - CA - C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxCfg.exe O23 - Service: HIPS Firewall Helper (UmxFwHlp) - CA - C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxFwHlp.exe O23 - Service: HIPS Policy Manager (UmxPol) - CA - C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxPol.exe The items above are what we will look for in your log

The main thing you can do is exercise good judgment. What was sent to you was spam, not malware, and there is no program that is going to intercept all spam, especially when it comes from a friend. Now, if it had included an attachment that was some form of malware, and you opened or downloaded it, hopefully your antivirus would have caught it...or it might not have. There are no absolute guarantees with this kind of stuff. Keep your Avast up-to-date and run Malwarebytes and SuperAntispyware regularly.

oh that is bad you have some very serious infections there. Yes that would be your problem for sure. I am going to give you the link to another forum you will have to go to so we can help you run some other scans to fully clean up your computer, we will take it step by step so don't get worried, just stop and ask if you have any questions ok. go to this link, register there, you will have to wait for a reply back, then go to this area for Malware removal and start your own post there or if you prefer I can start if for you. I am there on that forum too, we can get you cleaned up just be patient and do not try to use that computer for anything important or purchase or bank related. Analysis and Malware Removal Ok I will watch for you there, if you have any problems getting there let me know.