Yes, I've got the full boat of security software.  Guess I must visit all the right sites.  In all the years I've been connected to the Internet (14?), I've never been infected with a virus and the virus scanner has only popped up 2 or 3 times to quaratine something.  I've been pagued by very little spyware too.  Largely when my nephew visits, but I always run Adaware after he's been here.  Typically, it's just tracking software.  I think I've seen the hiijacking variety only twice.  You've got to use some common sense while surfing.  Punching the Monkey or anyother popup that advertizes free things is not the wisest of moves.  Visiting warez sites, porn sites, gambling sites, and the like should also be considered a big risk.  Anyway, like I've said.  I don't use a registry cleaner to fix spyware issues.   Just the other day I used one to remove the remains of Norton Security.  God knows what my step-mother-inlaw's grandkids did.  Norton had long since expired and the uninstall wouldn't uninstall nor could you re-install it.  It just crapped.   I used a registry cleaner to remove all of it's remains after deleting the folders.   Quicker than installing a new copy of XP and the kids don't cry because they have to re-install all their apps.  Not to mention sitting through oodles of Windows updates and such before they can even re-install anything.  
      

Irene-