And don't freak out if it finds a tracking cookie or something... EVERYONE has stupid things like this on their machines... you need to scan occasionally to remove them... data miners and cookies will always exist so it's a question of maintenance... Run Adaware periodically if your really anal about keeping your machine clean...

Hi,

First off... why would you remove PCCillen.... it's a damn good product and i assume you were paying for it...

Secondly... 2 Free AV's will be just the same as running one but with the added chances of conflict.

Keep your AVG and relax... If you suspect something then go to google and type 'Trend Micro Housecall' (The makers of the software you shouldn't have removed(. This is a web based service that scans your machine... I suggest you use the 'Browser Plugin' as it is quicker and easier and run a complete scan ... remove anything you find and update any patches it suggests you should have... If it does find something then i suggest you download the latest free AVG and do a full uninstall/reinstall of the software incase a virus has tampered with the software in anyway. You should use a free firewall too to prevent applications accessing the internet without your permission. Download the free version of Zone Alarm... allow anything you know to access the net and if unsure about something deny... if you keep getting the popup but you can't see any good reason why this application needs internet access block permanently... Problem solved

XxAchillesxX... you could have used something like linux puppy (which can be burned and then run from a cd) to boot into a crappy linux session and remove the file there... since you had found the thing

I agree with XxAchillesxX.

AVG is quite good and used with Zone Alarm (also free) as a firewall your pretty well protected. You may want to use Adaware(free) occasionally to completely strip your machine of data miners and tracking cookies or run Trend Micro's Housecall from the web (again free) to make sure you AV is doing it's job.