Dear Kevin, I tried to reply last night, to another respondent who offered the same advice but it would not allow me to post. I ran the threat scan which as usual came up with zero threats. My antivirus would not allow me to access farbar due to a signature that didn't meet their approval. Then I read the blog, and it seems that that recommended "fix" is fraught with problems. Inasmuch as I'm not even certain who is offering this advice, I'm reluctant to introduce a questionable download into my computer and further exacerbate the problem. Thank you for responding, but, for now I will probably hold still and hope this ghost just disappears. Best regards, Cathy