what do i need to keep my computer secure?(for free)

Check the task bar for spybot buttons. Click each one until you get a “do you want to to delete these files?” dialog. Click Yes, and it should complete.

I don’t know why is it does that, but it sometimes does. :dubious:

I, on the other hand, have been using Avast for a few weeks on a recommendation from an acquaintance, I’ve had no lockups, and it hasn’t turned up as spyware on any scans. What program said it was a keylogger?

I tried AVG, but startup became a twenty or thirty minute ordeal, so I uninstalled it.

Nope, it’s still that “restore is being made”…I just ended it with the old CNRTL-ALT-DLT

Dammit.

Turn off System Restore before doing the scan (Control panel - System - System Restore - Turn off for all drives)

And remember to turn it on again afterwards!