text: is it a virus or spyware or what the @$$#0l3 ? i'm using win xp pro and always connected to the net via cable modem.   well, since the last 2/3 days i keep getting this file named alg.exe and some other .exe files, which are increasing my broadband traffic to about 100 mb/day (my daily usage never used to exceed 1-2 mb). since my internet connection is limited to 1gb, i fear this infection will end my connection in 10 days. i have installed all possible antivirus softwares available on planet earth, as well as a truckload of anti-spyware softwares like spybot and adaware etc etc. none of them is able to detect the source of the infection. even if i end the app in task manager, it gets to work in 5 seconds. that besides, as many times i delete the alg.exe from the windows directory, it reappears like some magic.  now, can someone tell me what the heck of a stuff am i stuck up with and how to get rid of it? i'm afraid this sounds like a ddos (distributed denial of service) virus. they send 1000s of signals to a website with the intent of crashing the server, worse still, you get the blame for this. have you tried running msconfig.exe then clicking on startup. then unclick alg.exe as it shouldn't be there.