So far, I've been lucky and the stuff I've downloaded were legitimate releases so I'm feeling good. But they are so annoying and I fell for so many last year that I was scared all day today.

And I'm so sorry to hear about all yoru trouble! Spyware and adware sucks but at least it wasn't a virus (which always manages to freak me out).

And that reminds me that I haven't ran a scan in good long while. I think I might go and do that now that you've got me all thinking about it.