Well I originally posted a Rootalyzer log, we haven't actually discussed if the items on that scan were indicative of any particular problem. I posted it here because it is Safer Networking program.If all is well at this point, let me know and I will close the topic.
I was also interested in discussing rootkits as a friend has just had a heap of trouble laid at the feet of "root viruses" ,I assume the person was referring to rootkits. I have also done a scan with Rootkit Revealer from Sysinternals. (I tried to register with their forum once, still waiting for the confirmation email. Plus being Microsoft they are likely to respond in bureaucratic fashion rather than plain English, the notes with Rootkit Revealer are very much cya). But I didn't know what to make of the result. The help that comes with Rootkit Revealer reads just like the entry in Wikipedia, so much so I think plagarism is a possiblity.
Also dBpoweramp Music Conveter is not working any better now than when I started the thread. So I don't feel I am any further advanced.
When we started our dialogue I was accumulating the files I needed to do another clean install as that appears to be the only possible way of getting dMC working (when it does it work it's CD ripping is better than EAC, and it is a handy little app for tag editing and format conversion, you can get a thirty day trial if you think it is something you might use). Then again I have just installed some much needed extra RAM in my second computer and dMC is working on that (with a different firewall and AV). Now that computer can do more than one thing at a time I may just run dMC from there, and remove it from this machine. Then I can make my drive image.
I will have a look at those links in the morning, and talk to Adobe about the FF plug in; right now I am sick of looking at this thing.
Thanks for your help, Secunia is a good little app to know about, though as I said I have my doubts about an out of date Quickstep being a security threat.
Don't forget your sunscreen (Australia has the world's highest incidence of skin cancer), and a hat.
Cheers
Russell