Actually I have already reinstalled both java and limewire several times. And as for the malware I have scanned my computer several times with multiple programs, I do this on a regular basis. One more thing I guess I forgot to mention is that I know this is not a problem with the computer itself, the reason being that all of the computers on my network started having this problem at the same time. This makes me think that it is either a problem with the router or the ISP. I don't see how it could be the router since I have done everything with it to make it accept limewire. And like I said earlier I even bypassed the router once and connected directly to the modem and the problem still existed. This is why I am almost confident that it is a problem with the ISP, but they insist that they do not filter or block anything from running. I even specifically asked about limewire and the gnutella network and they said no they do not block that or anything else. I'm getting so frustrated by this.