[RIKKI TIKKI]

I got infected a couple of weeks ago, and had to take my laptop into the shop in order to have it fumigated... two days and $150 later it's back up and working... I was using AVG Free, with no problems for about 6 mos., and I put it to the test with the internet, music sharing sites, and other risky sites! Then I think I restored to a previous date that might have been missing a patch for a tuff little virus or worm, and it froze up my computer, to where I couldn't even log in, or use the keypad, or mouse... so I had to take it into the shop ( I use a company in Tucson, about 70 miles away )and see what they could do with it! The technician said it was the toughest worm/virus that he had tried to eliminate in a long time! ( that much I knew! lol )

Anyway he loaded a free trial version of Avast on it for replacement of the AVG free, and recommended the paid (registered) version of Avast or Kaspersky once the trial period runs out. ( I've got a $60 version of Kaspersky waiting to be loaded in a couple of weeks ). He also advised paying for the registered version of Malwarebytes ( I had been using the free version of that also! ) which I have also done!

So if I become infected again, to where I can't solve the problem... I will only be using the internet to update Hoster on my Show Laptop!