Thanks for the input, Al.

>>What - you mean reformat my disk?
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>Sergey may have put a smiley, but in many cases it's the best option. Bottom line, you want/need a trustworthy computer.
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>Disaster recovery like this is a lot easier if you have some kind of backup. Best is a recent, known-good (uninfected) image backup made by a product like Norton/Symantec Ghost, or Acronis TrueImage. With that, you
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>- format your HD
>- restore the image
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>and you're right back where you were when you created the image.
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>If you don't have an image backup, you need to format your HD, reinstall your OS, then your backup program, then restore from your most recent known good backup. This is more of a hassle.
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>A lot of times, it's actually quicker to do one or the other of the above, than to try to disinfect your system (as you've probably already found). Plus, you have the bonus of knowing that since you reformatted your system, it's guaranteed clean, and therefore trustworthy.