i searched my registry for the alleged virus......i found the STARTIE NOTEPAD QAZWSX.HSQ file alright......under HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDoc Find Spec MRU......is this the cookie that Jack was talking about, or is it actually harmful like that other dude was saying????? i haven't noticed any difference in my comptuter's performance lately, and i download at least one item a day from Renderosity........so what's up???????