Hi, All --

OK, I hope this isn't the tip of a horrendous iceberg. I tried launching Spybot S&D for a routine scan, and the window never came up. After several tries, the SS&D window came up, but as soon as I clicked the "Search for Problems" button, SS&D just shut down ... no, it didn't simply freeze ... it was as if I closed the window!
The next thing I tried was removing SS&D and reinstalling. On the first attempt, the window closed itself as soon as the download completed! I finally got SS&D reinstalled, and got the updates. Once again, I got SS&D launched, but as soon as I clicked the "Search for Problems" button, SS&D just shut down again, all by itself.
Do I correctly guess someone has distributed malware that specifically tells SS&D to shut down? Obviously, I can't use it to solve the problem ... that's like needing your glasses to go and look for your glasses ... heh.
So, what course should I take now? HijackThis isn't really a solution, is it? I mean, it's pretty much for just highjacker nasties, right?
BTW, my CA EZTrust AV is updated and runs nightly, and hasn't found anything . . . please help.
Thanks in advance,
Dave in VA, USA