I don't have any other protection software installed that I know of, other than Windows firewall, etc.
I downloaded the SUPERspyware removal program you had recommended to someone else in another post (thank you!) to do some clean up and I have another PC Optimizer to help clean up too...I mainly use Mozilla Firefox for my browsing but I'll check the IE settings when I get home.
Whenever I try to clear my private data from Firefox, it never seems to clear my browsing history/list of visited websites/cache....could this be part of the problem?
If I can't download from the website again tonight, I'll try the CD and update if possible. Will let you know how it works! Thanks for all your help.