O.k. I followed all the steps given for deleting the bug (my file name was winupdates as well). Thanks so much for posting the instructions on deleting the stupid virus! Saved my computer! But i'm still having a little problem because there is one file in my registry editor that will not delete. The file name is just (Default) it is a REG_SZ file type and it says the data value is not set. When i hit delete it says unable to delete all specified values. Any ideas?? Thanks