can't download anything...

[mel]

I was trying to download some trojan scans and an error
message keeps coming up telling me that the "source file
can't be read" and Explorer won't work. It keeps freezing
up. Does this sound like a symptom of something?

 

[Bill]

Try the online trojan scan at
http://www.trojanscan.com/trojanscan/scanner.htm

and if you find something the following advice is from
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows Security

***
Trojans are stealthy and not always found by anti-virus
software. If you find suspicious processes running or task
manager or regedit is being killed after opening, you
might want to try one of the following tools to check for
trojans (after scanning with at least two anti-virus tools
to get rid of the easy stuff).

DiamondCS TDS-3 - Trojan Defence Suite (TDS), leading anti-
trojan system for Windows: http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/

Agnitum: Products: Tauscan: Home:
http://www.agnitum.com/products/tauscan/

Mischel Internet Security - TrojanHunterT: Finds and
removes trojans: http://www.misec.net/trojanhunter.jsp

MooSoft Development Presents The Cleaner:
http://www.moosoft.com/thecleaner/

Hacker Eliminator. - Advanced Hacker Protection:
http://hacker-eliminator.com/
***
Bill
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