>>Bruce,
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>>>Thanks Mark, I'll relay that first URL to the guy (the 2nd one I know about already) - but I was wondering what the critter is that causes this behavior, not so much the fix...
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>>The critter is often called a teenager in the house. :-)
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>Hey, David - most teens today are a bit wiser than that <g>
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>But, there is something (worm, spyware?) that does this by design, I just read about it maybe 2 days ago...

Hi Bruce. 99% sure its spyware/adware. Download Search & Destroy from http://spybot.safer-networking.de . Run it, update it, check for problems, and then immunize the PC with it. That should clean it up.

Later.