I guess the link I posted was only to a part of the thread I meant to link, sorry about that. The machine is acting fine as of now (with the exception of, when I start it up nearly all the programs are loaded. not sure if that's a good thing or bad but I like fast start ups.) The scan came up clean and all seems well. thanks again and I'll wait to hear back from you.
Emsisoft Emergency Kit - Version 2017.11
Last update: 12/18/2017 2:36:46 PM
User account: eustace\oldman
Computer name: EUSTACE
OS version: Windows 10x64

Scan settings:

Scan type: Custom Scan
Objects: Rootkits, Memory, Traces, C:\, D:\

Detect PUPs: On
Scan archives: On
Scan mail archives: Off
ADS Scan: On
File extension filter: Off
Direct disk access: Off

Scan start: 12/26/2017 2:57:49 PM

Scanned 410184
Found 0

Scan end: 12/26/2017 6:38:49 PM
Scan time: 3:41:00