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Did you try updating your detection rules like using LiveUpdate (if you have Norton AV)? There's a new trojan running around (I think Racing Rice made a post over in Shifting Gears about it today) that I'd guess found it's way onto your computer. Without an update to new definitions your AV program won't pick it up since the virus is new. I doubt it's any type of traditional spyware since spyware generally isn't that invasive. A lot of spyware will give you pop-ups like that...saying that your shit is infected and to go here for a program to get rid of them, but I've never seen one so invasive it installs itself to your desktop. Read Racing's post over in SG and see if that's possibly what you've got. You might also try Miscrosoft's new Anti-spyware scanner. I know Aaron's been talking about how good it is and I'm loving it, too. It's still in beta, but it's working great on my comp. Good luck mang.