well I got my computer fixed after tracking the fawker down and deleting it, running through about half a dozen spyware/adaware/antivirus programs and getting my buddy to mess around w/ it through remote assistance (it was pretty cool watching him work on my computer even though he lives like 25 mins away hehehe)
ugh...too nice of a day out there to be stuck inside working....thank god the boss is away...time to whore it up