Is it sufficient to keep the Norton and spybot updated or is it neccesary to download patches foe all these virii? Can I delete the rbkiller from my desktop at any time soon? I don't wan't a lot of stuff cluttering it up. I can't even move it off the desktop.

Keeping your Norton Anti-Virus updated is critical. New viruses are discovered everyday.

Update your Spybot before running it. Again, there are new "spyware" applications made frequently.

Also, keep your Windows updated. Click Start/All Programs (if Windows XP or Windows 2000) and click on "Windows Update".

If you're running an earlier version of Windows, click the Start button and look above the "Programs" for "Windows Update". It might be listed as "Microsoft Windows Update".

I don't know what "rbkiller" is, so I can't help you with that. Is it a shortcut to a program? Right click on it and then click "Properties". If it is a shortcut, you can click the "Find Target" button and it will open the folder that the program file is stored in. If it is a shortcut, you can delete it.

If the file is the installation file, and you've already installed it, you can delete it, or move it to a more convenient store location. You could drag it to "My Documents" for instance.

I hope something here helps!

Dwight

Thanks Dwight. I have Windows, Spybot and Norton updated and do that regularly. The link to rbkiller (rabid blaster), an executable, was on one of the threads here. That is showing clean also. I keep my desktop shortcuts in a few folders and this one will not move into the folder. I can delete the program if norton is protecting against this virus now.

Another q I have is when I run Spybot. It shows a list of things like Winzip recently used files and such. All have the red explaination point and say they may be helpful but are not a security threat. Any reason to delete these or not to?

I would say those type of files are just personal preference. If you have no need to see recently used files you can just remove them.
Dwight

Ok thanks again.