Dear PP.
Thanks for the guidance. My original gut feel was that TM might be the main resource cuplrit, but I had to be sure that the laptop weren't infected.

I had spybotSD on all the laptops (as well as other IANAG recommendeds), when we were using AVG, last year, but then we got TM from the Univ. It was a quick cure for the ntde1ect.com infections, but now the fast cure is coming to bite me .....

My personal laptop almost went to a standstill with the TM and SPybotSD conflict, after reading up onnit I removed all SpybotSD from the PC's, as TM "was the way to go". Silly me. I rather stick with SPyBSD and AVG, than with TM...but thats how I feel with clean slow laptop...not a re-infecting viral crazy diseased lptp, like i had at the end of the last course.

However now that I see that TM is the resource hog, I am wondering about our relience on this TM. Pondering my "wisdom" ...Its a mission to update...and all the other cons...

Do you think if I re-install TM, it might work a bit better...????and not suck the laptop dry..???


I will definitly follow up on Acronis (download is bit big for my mobile connection at the moment), and definitly update Java and Acrobat reader...Combofix and SDFix will be part of my arsenal. thanks for the flashdiskcleaner link you recomended.

With every infection I learn a bit more....

Do appreciate your time and help.
Shark74