I have no idea where I picked this stuff up, but my computer was infiltrated with spyware and adware, Trojan horses and other malicious stuff.  I noticed it had been running really slow lately, but starting yesterday it wouldn't update Windows, or let me run a virus scan, and when it wouldn't let me get my e-mail I had to do something.  I spent today visiting various websites (mostly on my laptop, since the viruses wouldn't let me go anywhere that could help me).

Finally I visited Microsoft, and they had scanning software that I was able to run.  So far, so good; I haven't seen an x-rated pop-up and IE hasn't frozen up in, oh, an hour or so.  That's a big record.

We'll have to see if it's really cured or not.

Naturally, I got very little writing done, though some.  Still working out the plot of my new book, using Blake Snyder's "Save the Cat" method.  Time will tell with this matter, too.

Thanks for visiting,

Kara