It's gone!

I can't say it was a virus or spyware or something else that got me, but I've had a whole range of strange faults which took me ages to clear (there's a thread in the Vista section if anybody is interested!)

So, I'm currently back with Avast, Defender, Spysweeper and I'm trying Online Armour as my new firewall.... so far all OK (appart from a new issue of regular line drops on my broadband, Green light stays on on router, but the only way to restore is to switch it off, wait, and start again )

Just as an update as promised