>>>1)What is new or different since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)?<<<
Thats hard to say, this has been going on for a long time, since I don't use the computer for anything important I will put up with most problems; this one has reached my limits, (I do get a lot of errors that flash thru before I can read them)
>>>Have you run full scans with BOTH your av utility AND MalwareBytes?<<<
I run daily scans with multiple utilities (including MalwareBytes), it's rare for them to pick up more then cookies, can't remember the last thing that was red flagged