on lower right corner by clock, i have a round red dot with an "X" in it. when i put the pointer on it it says

Question

that my computer is infected. ran all my virus programs, opitimizers, cleaned the hard drive, but still there. can anyone tell me what it means and is it serious?

Answer 1

Sounds like spyware to me...scan with the following programs:

Spyware Tools:
http://www.lavasoft.nu/software/adaware/
http://www.safer-networking.org
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsdefender

Answer 2

well its possible its infected with a virus if it gives you an info on virusand like you've tried your antivirus programs without success, its possible your antivirus files are not up-to-date and needs to be upgraded. Also it could be a spyware attack. You can get antispyware softwares from the internet. But I think your best bet is to get a technician to inspect your system properly. Well if its a virus infection it may be serious or not depending on the type of virus that might have attacked your system. So try call in a technician quickly.