Hi..? can you help when I run a help section I am conforted with McAfee telling me I have a malicious script.. mstha.exe attempting to run a entry in the shell .
I have checked out all avenues.. I don't touch spybot as it causes more problems than it is worth.. I do run adaware and system mech. Any ideas.. also I cannot activate xp firewall due to "services not being available" what ever that means...

Which GREAT when windows update is constantly telling me to download SP2 ;D

Ahhhhh to format or not to format..

Id say get SP2, but back up your system first.
And S&D is by far the best. Its all we use in gov!
Go to www.trendmicro.com and run there free home virus scan.
If its trying to execute in the shell then you got problems matey.

Regards~