Yep I know what you mean about Real Player components.

But it may not have been FF. Real Player is the sneakiest dammest thing I have ever seen. It insinuates itself onto systems worse than some viruses, and all you have to do, (meaning your son), is to click Yes instead of No somewhere in the many options that popup when it is being downloaded/installed, and Hey Presto! you've got the lot.

Good luck. Maybe you won't have to trash the computer under a 10 ton truck to get rid of the pest, Happy

Mark