A friend just dropped her computer off because it is having problems. Her boyfriend visits a bunch of porn sites and she has no virus protection. Before I start on it though I have a few questions.

1). My internet comes through my cable modem to a Linksys router (WRT54G). If i run a line from the router to her computer, there is no way the infections can jump to any of my other computers is there? I have not officially set up a network, I have two hardlines out to my two desktops, which are linked to the extent I can use the printer with both of them, my wife’s laptop and daughters desktop are wireless, (daughters not accessing signal but that’s another thread in a different place lol).

2). I have a copy of Hijackthis on my Vista machine. Can I copy it to a jumpdrive and transfer it to hers, or should I just download off the web a copy on hers?

3). I have Norton Internet Security 2008 (legal copy) that didn’t work with my Vista 64. Should I put it on her computer or should I use a different (free lol) AV from the web and her XP MS firewall? (edit: I just saw the Komodo thread. That’s a good AV isn’t it?)

4). Should I do the AV before or after I clean the computer.

Evilfantasy: After I get the Hijack this answer and post the results, if i need to do the same first step as the person in the Automatic IE opening thread, just say so instead of typing it all out again lol. I read the thread.