johnsykes wrote:When I get a security update and it's downloaded, can I get rid of it on my downloaded files. I have stacks of them.
Yes you can if you have installed it, or should I say, if you want to install it... not all updates are necessary, in fact, some only create more holes.
johnsykes wrote:Also, am still having a problem. I cannot get my browser to work if I close it. I have to re-start the computer. I cannot click on the browser and have it re-open.
If I recall correctly, you are using Firefox, and their browser is very solid, so the problem is somewhere else.
I would suggest a full virus scan of the hard disk. Make sure the scan does all files, not just dot exe files.
Don't use an online scan service... install one of the free anti-virus anti spyware programs like this one
http://www.clamwin.com/ and click download... ignore the ads that promise other software.
There is a new rootkit virus out... rootkit virus are very hard to detect. The latest one seems to only infest NTFS formatted hard disks... see
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcen....rustock.b.html for details... this rootkit virus uses what are called `hidden data streams'.
Rootkit concept virus originated with a company in England that created it for Sony to stop CD music piracy.. if you don't know the details then Google Sony Rootkit.