We have a friend who does "secret shopping" for businesses.

They often have internet sign ups...or you can look them up.

She goes to the targeted stores on her day off, and evaluates the employee help and other factors. She says it is fun, and makes a few bucks for her without being a strain.

NY must have many of these companies. You don't have to use your computer to shop... and it would get you out...and have some fun, Melody. Just an idea.

Hi. Mrs.

My cousin in law is a mystery shopper. I have no way to get around. They cut my access a ride and it's now a feeder service and they drop you off at train stations. I don't do trains. So now when we go on appointments we use Alan's access a ride. The last time he was in the transport chair and we used the lift.

So me going anywhere (I don't drive and Alan can't drive) and we don't have a car, well that's not going to happen.

I will continue to do ebay. I've sold on it before.

But so far so good. I see the little thumbs up icon for threatfire on the bottom right of the monitor and Alan has gone on his sites for about an hour after I installed threatfire. And he deleted the one site that he thinks is the culprit. So one site DOWN, more to come.

Hey, he's trying.

lol

And thanks to all of you for all the nice suggestions.

I now have Verizon Internet Security Suite and threatfire.

My goodness, that and my sprouts,

What else does a girl need?

lol

Melody

Hi. I'm getting quite good at this virus thingee.

Alan was at a GREEN site and the virus came back. He looked at me and said "It wasn't me this time".

I remembered what the tech guy did.

I did the Task Manager thing. I recognized a 3 letter thing and it was cym.exe. My computer would not let me get on the internet no matter what I tried.

I remembered how the tech guy got on. He went to Start - Run, and he typed in www.ie.explorer.com and he got on.

So I did it. I got on. I then googled cym.exe and it was a rogue spyware thing.

I then remembered how to disable the thing by re-nameing it. I did the My compuer, tools - folder options, Select view, Under hidden files and folders, I selected Show hidden files and folders. etc. etc. etc. I did it all

I then had to find the cym.exe. I found it and re-named it.

I then rebooted my comptuter. No more virus BUT.... now I get the "open with" pop up whenever I try to left click on ANYTHING.

I know this has something to do with registry and taking out the .exe

I don't know what to do next.

If you explain to me how I can get rid of the "open with", then I will have, for the first time in my life, I will have GOTTEN RID OF A VIRUS WITHOUT HAVING TO CALL MCAFEE.

Now wouldn't THAT be something??

lol
Melody

Then once I do this, I will try and learn the linux thing.

Thanks for your help.
Honestly, I don't know when I'm coming back on this forum (to post replies). We are having a very sad time with our son and we have lots of stuff to deal with.

Thanks much
Melody