[GeronL]

safe mode popped up a warning

worm.win32.skynet detected on your system blah blah

Does Windows do that? or is this malware?

[AFreeBird]

Windows doesn't do that, the AV, which may be MS does, but you have a problem.

And the problem with trying to eradicate a virus from an infected system, using the AV software on said system, is dubious IMHO. It should ideally be done from a RO boot CD with up to date AV software and virus definitions. And even then I consider it dicey, in that, I don't trust that the system is clean unless it's wiped, and rebuilt, starting with all the safeguards on max.

But that's just me.

[bcsco]

worm.win32.skynet detected on your system

Check here: worm.win32.skynet. Caution, I've not used this removal tool. You might want to do a Google search first.

[mkjessup]

That ‘worm.win32.skynet’ message, was that generated by AVG or did it just pop up out of XP?