So the avast threat detector was popping up with no browser open.
And.... holding my breath... wait a sec... THAT LAST THING WORKED!
Hip hip hurray! (Essexboy up on my family's shoulders and carried jubilantly around the room.)
HUZZAH! HUZZAH! Below is log. Does it look gone to you???
18:55:07.0605 3880 TDSS rootkit removing tool 2.8.16.0 Feb 11 2013 18:50:42
18:55:08.0244 3880 ============================================================
18:55:08.0244 3880 Current date / time: 2013/08/29 18:55:08.0244
18:55:08.0244 3880 SystemInfo:
18:55:08.0244 3880
18:55:08.0244 3880 OS Version: 6.0.6002 ServicePack: 2.0
18:55:08.0244 3880 Product type: Workstation
18:55:08.0244 3880 ComputerName: SONYLAPTOP
18:55:08.0244 3880 UserName: Ken
18:55:08.0244 3880 Windows directory: C:\Windows
18:55:08.0244 3880 System windows directory: C:\Windows
18:55:08.0244 3880 Running under WOW64
18:55:08.0244 3880 Processor architecture: Intel x64
18:55:08.0244 3880 Number of processors: 2
18:55:08.0244 3880 Page size: 0x1000
18:55:08.0244 3880 Boot type: Normal boot
18:55:08.0244 3880 ============================================================
18:55:11.0770 3880 BG loaded
18:55:13.0377 3880 Drive \Device\Harddisk0\DR0 - Size: 0x4A85D56000 (298.09 Gb), SectorSize: 0x200, Cylinders: 0x9801, SectorsPerTrack: 0x3F, TracksPerCylinder: 0xFF, Type 'K0', Flags 0x00000040
18:55:13.0470 3880 ============================================================
18:55:13.0470 3880 \Device\Harddisk0\DR0:
18:55:13.0486 3880 MBR partitions:
18:55:13.0486 3880 \Device\Harddisk0\DR0\Partition1: MBR, Type 0x7, StartLBA 0x15EB800, BlocksNum 0x23E42AB0
18:55:13.0486 3880 ============================================================
18:55:13.0657 3880 C: <-> \Device\Harddisk0\DR0\Partition1
18:55:13.0657 3880 ============================================================
18:55:13.0657 3880 Initialize success
18:55:13.0657 3880 ============================================================