i have a firewall, norton, and i also ran a full system virus scan, still nothing. i would use THECLEANER, but i previusly used it, and its a free 30days, and it won't let me 'try' it again for another 30 days. but thanks to everyone here, u've been such a help to me, if anyone has more info, or suggestions please feel free to post it, and help me out.
thanks again