I could be massively mistaken here, but I don't think so. Remember I've worked as an Internet Technical Support Engineer, etc. To my knowledge, no program can install itself on your computer without your consent. Now, the catch is that some "dirty, nasty" companies put up some banners or screens that look like legitimate Windows or program error messages. They have nice big buttons to click like "ok," etc. I've talked with others, and we agree that these messages, buttons or banners look close to the real thing.. but they don't fool most of us who've done our research. *** That's the key here. We need to stay informed, read, talk to others.. If you're aware of this dirty trick, you won't be hit by it! I hope you got rid of that nasty thing.. I think the people who do those dirty tricks should be prosecuted. Ron