jimmyf,
i just shot down black ice in boneprone's post with ya

i haven't heard about ad-aware yet. what's that about?
i should have posted about leaktest. i'll do it now:
DOWNLOAD LEAKTEST also:
http://grc.com/files/LeakTest.exe (27k)
and read how to use it here:
http://grc.com/lt/leaktest.htm
(very simple, but remember to rename it to a program that's allowed access thru your firewall for a complete test.)
i get fucking hit with subseven shit 3-10 times every day. is there any scare with this? or is my NIS totally blocking it? i'm assuming it is (if it's telling me it's blocking it that is.)