Thanks for the reply. The DSO file is one that I was worried about. Here are the things coming back from SpyBot:
Avenue A, Inc.: Tracking cookie (Internet Explorer: Owner) (Cookie, nothing done)
DSO Exploit: Data source object exploit (Registry change, nothing done)
HKEY_USERSS-1-5-18SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsZones01004!=W=3
DSO Exploit: Data source object exploit (Registry change, nothing done)
HKEY_USERSS-1-5-21-4053030060-4200199543-1314450253-1005SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsZones01004!=W=3
DSO Exploit: Data source object exploit (Registry change, nothing done)
HKEY_USERSS-1-5-20SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsZones01004!=W=3
DSO Exploit: Data source object exploit (Registry change, nothing done)
HKEY_USERSS-1-5-19SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsZones01004!=W=3
DSO Exploit: Data source object exploit (Registry change, nothing done)
HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsZones01004!=W=3
I just ran SpyBot, told it to clean the files, it stated that it had done so, then ran SpyBot again and came back with the above items.
Next, ran Registry Mechanic and it came back clean this time. This is the first time it has come back clean after running it multiple times.
I guess if the DSO messages are a known problem and are no real threat I'll just have to live with them.
Another interesting thing that has happened Norton identifies an adware in my registry on two XP machines that I am running at home. On the machine running XP Professional it states that I will have to manually alter my register (I don't think I should be in there), yet the XP running the home version deleted this file with no problem. The ad-aware fails to find this problem on either system. Is this normal for one program to find things that the others overlook and how do I determine which ones are a threat and which are just an annoyance?