[Nervous Tick]

>> please help

OK.

1) Stay away from those pr0n sites
2) Stop downloading “free” utilities and toolbars and crap like that
3) Don’t reflexively open every attachment some bozo emails to you, even if that bozo is your “friend”
4) *Buy* your music, movies, books, etc
5) Uninstall Java. Period.

[Hoodat]

OK. 1) Stay away from those pr0n sites

What about midget-pr0n? I heard that it was safe.

[ErnBatavia]

5) Uninstall Java. Period.

I'm as close to a computer ignoramus as you'll ever fine....what does Java do, and if I uninstall what will I NOT be able to do?