I checked out the "cleaning thread":
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=5373and got to here...
"*** Read How did I get infected in the first place and follow Tony's advice. He will tell you about some ways to make your computer more secure and link to some excellent free tools to help with that.
***"
and found myself installing , SpyWareBlaster ; the program described in the cexx.org article here :
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957 My system is clean , I'm wanting to get some expertise at setting up software needed to keep my system clean.
Obviously I'm just learning as I go along. I've never had a "crash" as such due to viruses, but I now wonder with this SpywareBlaster & Avast! 4.5 ; if I need a firewall. Running Win 98Se , IE 6 , on a 350Mhz , 128 Ram , 4 Gig HDD machine, ( Don't laugh, it's doing the job
) but yeh, Do I need a Firewall ?
I upload music I've recorded, and do very little downloading (Shareaza) , plus download other friends music , mainly from Soundclick.com , a Mp3 hosting site for home recordings. My system seems to keep fairly clean.
One thing I've noted are "system Hooks" ,
Keyboard & MOUSE => hooked by aswidle.dll >>>
=> ASHERVE.EXE &...
CBT (?)
Hooked by avcommex.dll >>>ASHERVE.EXE
Anyway I 've set up Avast & SpyWareBlaster as per instuctions , and aren't too keen on putting up a Firewall , as system performance may suffer and I've never used one previously. Not sure what to do