Thank you, David and Tarq,
Yes, that was the visual alert that I got. I guess I did not quite know how to explain it.
I have not gotten any software from anywhere recently, I don't visit many sites, the only thing I do is save graphics from two forums which are very secure and free of bad stuff!
I did run another scan when I booted up this morning. However, I am unable to read the results...Status Info., Last scan results, and view scan results are all grayed out.
I ran Spybot Search and Destroy and for the first time ever it found something...Fraud.xpAntivirus, 2 entries. It fixed them and backup is is Recovery.
SpywareBlaster is up to date
Windows Defender says, "No unwanted or harmful software detected"
AdAware....I ran a deep scan and it found 1 MRU
TrendMicro Housecall found no threats.
So, does it appear to you all that my computer is not infected now?
I do find Avast a bit hard to figure out! It is highly recommended so I got rid of AVG, which I could understand. (I am a 78 year old self-taught computer lady) I NEVER open anything unless I scan it, but Avast doesn't always tell me that the scan is complete, it just flashes on and off. Sometimes, though, it seems to take a few seconds and the numbers change and it appears to be scanning. I always wonder about the downloads from e-mails that it just seems to instantly flash on, then off. Are they really scanned?
? I can never be sure.
Thank you so very much for your time and expertise!