[andrewas]

First up, dont shoot yourself. Youll regret it the rest of your life.

Shoot the computer if you want, but first, what ISP are you using?

And do you *need* an active background virus scanner , or could you get by with an on-demand type that dosent eat resources and crash computers.

Backup software can be a pain, cos it monitors all disc activity much like an active virusscanner. Id disable them both and test then.