Hello Pondus and all,

Thank you so much for all your contributions. That was a learning experience for me. I also further found via a bootup scan that there were two Java exploits in the system after the last response from Pondus. I have also realised that I did not have to worry about the files [PUPS] I had deleted from the system.

But something occurred giving me cause for some concern :-

I use a 160 gb hard drive for drive “C” and a 80gb had drive for drive “D” and “E” by way of a partition. 20gbs for music and 60gbs for my work. I also use a 500 gb external drive for backing up the whole system.

The full bootup scan took 10 hours to complete. I could find no explanittion for that. The Drives are not even half full.Is there any explanation for this?

Otherwise the system is now clean.

Can I have a reply to my last question here.

Thanking you so much for your assistance.

Standeb.