Thanks Mac
To avoid rabbiting on too much, I omitted to mention,my XP is used in "Classic mode" - I had review settings re the Black Viper Site - CC run every week and Malware Bytes updated/run every two weeks.
To every XP user reading this, Mac the Knife's list makes a lot of sense
Microsoft's Security essentials is good enough for most regular users - I'm going to try out Lotus Symphony as an experiment - I' old enough to have used lotus 123 !!.
Remember to check your router to make sure Plug and play is disabled (See the GRC site for an interactive test)
The BT Home Hub 3 was an offender here, but this has now been fixed by the ISP through a firmware upgrade in the background.
Thanks again Mac for the helpful information.
CAT III.
Last edited by Guest 112233; 23rd March 2013 at 12:05.