Hmm...well I do have Ad-aware and SBC Anti-spy...but those don't really run in the background; they're simply scanners.

I just noticed for the first time an upload coming through, although it only got to 40% its an unload none the less

Hehe, one more question...it seems that even with a firewall deteted I am able to download (and sort of uplaod) just fine. But, I have tried chatting with over 15 people and none of them answered. Unless I just got some rude people, could my firewall be blocking chat even though it doesn't block downloads (and "sorta" uploads)?