Trojan problem...

[maxama10]

He ignored my cleanup suggestions. Without real forensics tools and experance, the only way to clean up an infected machine is a format and reinstall. I can't offer much more there.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A host based firewall can not only prevent a lot of worm/viruse exploits, it can also show you what is trying to go ot to the net to "phone home", or bind to a port and create a back door. Not only that, but they are nice and free for personal use.

yeah thats kinda extreme....

[Hexis]

And yet today there is a nice lil story about how there are more flaws in security programs than in the core OS. So slapping on a ton of "security" software may be hurting more than helping.

Prevention is key. Prevention can be accomplished in a number of ways. Some simle hardening on any system will prevent most infections before you are digging through the registry and booting in safe mode.