Hi David…

everything has two sides…
a) you’re probably right generally about the sledgeHammer
b) imho you’re wrong in this here case…:

  • even if PARITE is seemingly successfully removed/Cleaned, that doesn’t mean that all programs will be successfully repaired/working…
    (especially if avast & VRDB isn’t working properly anymore).
    And this sure can wreak havoc on your system …

  • OP had obviously some active trojans/worms probably with BackdoorFunctions → the system’s security is compromised already…

  • For XP: There’s SP2 available → Just get the full Installer somehow on CD.
    flatten your Windows-Partition, and reinstall (OFFLINE!!) XP + SP2, avast and maybe firewall…
    Then you’ve a basic protection…

Secure Passwords, Secure Browser-settings of course still need to be done immediately…Plus SafeHex & Brain1.x

:wink: :wink: