Could be a possibility. Is SP 2 and 3 for XO installed????
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> I've been trying to sort out a laptop for a friend.
> The box has been run for some time with no malware protection of any kind.
> From the update list in "Add/Remove Programs" it appears that Windows XP Media
> Edition has not been updated since December 2009.
>
> Installed and ran MBAM and AVG9 free which have removed lots of malware.
> LimeWire is installed and was set to start at Windows start
> I presumed it was responsible for almost continual activity seen on the