Doc wrote:
> Recently I've noticed activity I'd describe as suspicious. There's
> some kind of internect data transfer activity even when I'm not doing
> anything. even with ZoneAlarm and Windows firewall running,

There's part of the problem, you are running two firewalls at one
time.

Overly hypersensitive security keeps people clueless.

Trust only one firewall.

Use it.

I like outpost free.

> and ater
> a scan and clean with AdAware with the latest update. I'm running
> WinXP Media Center.
>
> I also notice in ZoneAlarm there are several exe files with names like
> 3exmodul32f.i.exe that all have names with exmodul32f.i.ex or
> exmodul32.f.f.exe What are these? The exe gives me concern.

Ditch the ZA, it helped you understand a little, I guess, and has left
you clueless in the end.

> Thanks.

Get wireshark, a packet sniffer. Figure out how to use it.

New level of understanding.