Go get Spybot Search & Destroy. This is a free program used by many corporations I know of... It's is currently installed on my PC and I love it. Here's the link:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

Also be sure you have a virus scanner that is always running. Some of the newest viruses can get into your PC through bad websites. Stay away from porn sites because those are the worst -- I heard.

Yeh if your getting ready to reinstall everything on your computer then that is a great time to load Kaza and grab everything you want before your computer becomes completely consumed. Make sure that you virus check the files that you downloaded before copying them on the your good/rebuilt pc. Most of the bad stuff that comes off there are hidden in MP3 or video files. Better yet just buy the CD... it will cost you allot less than what it will cost you to fix your pc if you don't know how to do it yourself.

By the way watch where you get your spybots and ad-aware program from. There are download sites now that are imitating them to to install ...... you guessed it more spyware. use a reputable site like download.com or follow the links to the download sites provided by the manufacurers site.

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By the way watch where you get your spybots and ad-aware program from. There are download sites now that are imitating them to to install ...... you guessed it more spyware. use a reputable site like download.com or follow the links to the download sites provided by the manufacurers site.

Agreed!! Go directly to the manufacturer's website for these programs or at least go to cnet.com

If you are upgrading to SP2, do a backup first.

The only thing you should use Kazaa to download is Kazaalite. Cracked version of Kazaa, no spyware or ads or whatever else they use. But I don't even use that. I use the old fashioned way of buying CD's.

Run both spybot and adaware on your machine both are free as stated. update once a week and run them often. Each will find things that the other does not.