[daniel1212]

I’m running windows 7 and had uncontrolled scrolling, crashes, curser jumping, slow downloads, couldn’t insert without tweaking over and over and other issues. Spent weeks going thru everything possible to correct these. Finally did a Norton Eraser, which goes deep into the computer, in hopes that would at least identify. Ended up it was ‘Defender-Pro’ program which buries itself into your registry and reconstitutes itself even after you uninstall. Norton Eraser named it as bad and removed it.....all issues stopped then.

Thank God, but you mean that program did not show up in your list of running programs? The well-tested free Process Explorer and AutoRuns can help with that. Plus Win Patrol o alert the user to secret additions to the start up folder, etc.

[caww]

No it didn't show in programs.....I double check when I uninstall a program. “Defender-Pro” from what I understand reconstitutes itself via the registry even though i periodically do fix's in the reistry I didn't see it there either...it's basically a fake security system from what I’ve read about it after the fact of course. 'Running' programs at start up are difficult for me to read as they are listed in abbreviations which are unclear for me. I'll check out the links you listed and thank you.

[caww]

No it didn't show in programs.....I double check when I uninstall a program. “Defender-Pro” from what I understand reconstitutes itself via the registry even though i periodically do fix's in the reistry I didn't see it there either...it's basically a fake security system from what I’ve read about it after the fact of course. 'Running' programs at start up are difficult for me to read as they are listed in abbreviations which are unclear for me. I'll check out the links you listed and thank you.

[caww]

BTW Computer using is Vista which Microsoft no longer supports, using Opera Browser. So I expect some tweaking I have to do along the way...I also have a mac I've yet got up and running which will be a big change..