Folks, you don't really need to be that paranoid. All you have to do is understand what this stuff does. Simple steps to a virus / trojan free life in Windows: 1) Run WinXP with service pack 2 2) Keep up with the automatic updates 3) Don't say "YES" to every dialog box you ever see 4) Run the >free< anti-spyware tool from MS 5) Run a good AV tool. I prefer Norton but you can use what youw ant, some are free 6) Turn on the built in MS firewall Enjoy your life.