Thank you all! I know this neophite rookie was a pest and appeared a scheptic, but believe me all the dialog helps give this issue a 3rd dimension (which is how my brain is wired). I was able to go in and download a spyware called "SpyHunter". It came up with a total of 37 associated parasites specific to the Zlob trojan. After I cleaned it up, it's running like a dream. The SpyHunter is a little consuming of the power as it learns what is allowed and what isn't, but I anticipate that will smooth out as it learns how the computer is set up.
Seriously, as I pestered all of you, I understood little by little of what each of you said, put the pieces together, took a look at how this worked. So, Rik, as petty as you thought my brain was working, your information went to assist. Patience my friend. We all learn at different rates, and in different ways. You have such a wealth of knowledge. Don't be so quick to dismiss anothers abilities. and yes.... I back up my information every 2 hours. The entire system, the entire office, and in case one of the computers goes down, we can upload an exact image of it on the new hard drive and be back up and running. But when you have contractors standing in the field eating up thousands of dollars an hour, you can't afford the 2 days of down time it takes to get your system back up and running.
Literally, I have an office in my home. 3 design staff working for me and when something that was written to piss Microsoft off kills my work, costs me.... soccer mom/architect/small business person thousands of dollars, I question just who they are thinking they are affecting. Small minds I guess. If any of them out there are reading this.... give us small people a break huh?! I would much rather be able to put new tires on my car for the safety of the family and others than paying hundreds of dollars in virus and spyware. Guess that's what makes Nortons a hit on the stock exchange huh?!
Anyway, thanks again to all of you. I'm back up and running
