Last time I encountered a PC that was doing this it turned out to be seriously owned, it was running an up to date norton but it didnt detect anything. ended up formatting just beacuse it was the quickest / simplest option. -- Rick Kitty5 NewMedia http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources http://Povray.co.uk TEL : (+44) 0845 1083740 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key : http://pgp.kitty5.com