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Rick, you might try just doing a "system restore" to a point before this problem started. That usually fixes the malware problems.
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I use my company's laptop XP SP3 which has Micro Trend Anti-Virus. At the moment, something is stopping me from updating Micro Tend to the latest definitions. The most recent definitions that I have are from 12-27-2009.
I also use Spybot which isolated one bug and Malware Bytes which isolated 15 bugs - all last night!!!!
Last night I tried to post here and immediately, Micro Trend went into action and isolated three times: java_byte.at
I use IE 8 as my browser. Since you use the company lap top, I thnk there is a limited amount that they would want you to do on your own It soulds like you have tech support who should have the expertise to help.
"It's not a lie if you believe it." -- George Costanza
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. --Bertrand Russel
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Greger, I tried the restore point. The computer won't restore to any that date I pick. I tried restoring prior to upgrading to IE 8 when I noticed things starting to get weird. Things have really gotten bad now, I can't even get the browser to function unless I VPN and use my company's servers to surf the web. Anywhoooo.... I have meetings at the Corp office this week so I'll drop the laptop off at I.T. (...minus the few programs that I've installed  )
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I just ran across a neighbor with the same problem... I didn't have time to dig in or to reinstall IE8, but I did go to Google Chrome which FWIW is faster, easier and cleaner than IE8... I've been using it since it came out a few years back, and wouldn't trade. IMHO, for the way I use it, it's the best.
It's a quick download , free and a snap to install. Worth a try.
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I use both IE8 and FoxFire.
Very recently Microsoft has offered a free software called "Microsoft Security Essentials" that is a combo virus scanner and malware-spyware program...and has a unique feature of running in real time. It grabs viruses and bad stuff as they try to invade one's computer...rather than waiting for the virus software to discover problems at a later time, which is normally during a routine scheduled scan.
Microsoft had a program called Windows Defender (still does), which actually is included with OS Service Pack Updates. If Microsoft Security Essentials is installed it will either disable or remove Defender because it was designed as a malware-spyware progam only.
I've been running it for about month and it's working really well on my computer. It's done what is has claimed to do.
Turn on ANY brand of political machine - and it automatically goes to the "SPIN and LIE CYCLE"
Yours Truly - Gregg
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I've had no problems. I'm a Mac user. 
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No problems either, and I'm a PC
Life is a banquet -- and most poor suckers are starving to death -- Auntie Mame
You are born naked and everything else is drag - RuPaul
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I use a laptop and a desktop, one running Vista, the other XP - no problems.
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 Good one, Mick..
Turn on ANY brand of political machine - and it automatically goes to the "SPIN and LIE CYCLE"
Yours Truly - Gregg
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